Viruses and Antibiotics

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Fascinating Facts About Germs: Viruses, Bacteria, Antibiotics

familydoctormag.com — “What's the difference between a virus and bacteria? Why don't antibiotics kill viruses? Is the five-second rule real or a myth? Fascinating facts about germs.View full resource at familydoctormag.com

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New drug could wipe out viruses like antibiotics do bacteria : The Thin Green Line

sfgate.com — “New drug could wipe out viruses like antibiotics do bacteria : The Thin Green LineView full resource at sfgate.com

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Antibiotics Can Be Bad for Good Bacteria - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “While antibiotics certainly benefit many in myriad ways, an overuse of antibiotics may be changing our entire bacterial makeup, says Dr. Martin Blaser, chairman of the department of medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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Turning A New Page On Antibiotics

medicalnewstoday.com — “For 70 years the world has mismanaged the common good of antibiotics. The result is a growing global burden of antibiotic resistance, threatening to take health care back to an era where ordinaryView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Antibiotics No Help for Sinus Cold

webmd.com — “If you've had a head cold for 7-10 days, might antibiotics cure your stuffy sinuses? Not likely -- just a 1-in-15 chance, researchers find.View full resource at webmd.com

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Not Just Genetic

medicalnewstoday.com — “Genetic resistance to antibiotics is not the only trick bacteria use to resist eradication - they also have a second defence strategy known as persistence that can kick in.Researchers reView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Antimicrobial Peptides, An Alternative To Antibiotics

medicalnewstoday.com — “More and more pathogens are becoming immune to antibiotics. Some bacteria can no longer be combated. The World Health Organization WHO is warning about resistance to drugs which were once so potenView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Resistance To Antibiotics Is Ancient

medicalnewstoday.com — “Scientists were surprised at how fast bacteria developed resistance to the miracle antibiotic drugs when they were developed less than a century ago. Now scientists at McMaster University have fouView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Fighting Salmonella With Living Antibiotic

medicalnewstoday.com — “Scientists have tested a predatory bacterium - Bdellovibrio - against Salmonella in the guts of live chickens. They found that it significantly reduced the numbers of Salmonella bacteria and, impoView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Plasma Therapy, An Alternative To Antibiotics?

medicalnewstoday.com — “Cold plasma jets could be a safe, effective alternative to antibiotics to treat multi-drug resistant infections, says a study published this week in the January issue of the Journal of Medical MicView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Understanding Bacterial Resistance To Antibiotics

medicalnewstoday.com — “The number of multiresistant strains of bacteria in hospitals is increasing. Bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics through mutations in their chromosomes and by incorporating new genes, eitheView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Scientists Explore Alternative To Antibiotics

medicalnewstoday.com — “A pioneering method for fighting burn infections in children using viruses which 'eat' disease-causing bacteria has been awarded new funding. It is hoped the project will develop a burnsView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Improved Antibiotic Coatings

medicalnewstoday.com — “Bacteria have a natural ability to attach themselves to surfaces, both natural and synthetic. Once attached, they often work cooperatively to form biofilms, thin layers of bacterial colonies thatView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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The Burden Of Antibiotic Resistance In Europe

medicalnewstoday.com — “Hospital associated infections (HAI) are often in the headlines, but what is the burden of mortality, morbidity and costs due to HAIs? In this week's PLoS Medicine, Marlieke de Kraker, PeteView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Doctors Overprescribe Antibiotics For Respiratory Infections

medicalnewstoday.com — “Doctors frequently misuse antibiotics when treating patients hospitalized with respiratory tract infections (RTIs), according to a study to be published in the November issue of Infection ControlView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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