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When antibiotics stop working: Europe's growing superbug threat

Antimicrobial resistance, responsible for an estimated 35,000 deaths each year in the European Union, is spreading across humans, animals and the environment, prompting calls for a broader approach to tackling one of public health's biggest challenges.

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Australia’s native bees have an unusual power that can fight antibiotic resistance

Wet food usually spoils, yet much of stingless bee honey stays remarkably free from harmful microbes.

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How hospital wastewater builds antibiotic resistance

Study documents effects directly within hospital sewer pipes / Similar selection likely occurs in hospital sewers worldwide

healthcare-in-europe.com

Antibiotics in travel luggage: a gateway to building resistance?

Antibiotics brought into the country by air travellers may be a bigger problem than previously thought. This is shown in a study conducted by researchers from Linköping University and other institutio...

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Resistant bacteria are favored in hospital sewers – responsible antibiotics identified

Antibiotics excreted by patients promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital sewers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Ultimately, this may contribute to the development and spread of hard-to-treat infections. Pinpointing the responsible antibiotics paves the way for targeted measures.