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post-antibiotic era

12/10/2015 / By Tara Paras

Rise of drug-resistant bacteria signals the impending antibiotic apocalypse

The looming antibiotic apocalypse could soon plunge medicine back into the dark ages. Scientists have recently discovered bacteria that can resist colistin – the antibiotic of last resort – in patients and livestock in China. They fear that resistance could spread around the world and raise the epidemic of untreatable infections. If this happens, common […]

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