antibiotic
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This would have likely prompted further investigations for appropriate antibiotic treatment to treat the infection, the sheriff added.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
And there was: There had been some progress, with oxytetracycline, OTC for short, a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat chlamydia and sometimes syphilis in humans.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
"Dietary strategies won't generate antibiotic resistance in the same way a drug might," Hsiao said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
A musical exploring the global threat of antibiotic resistance has made its London premiere, featuring a chorus of 60 NHS healthcare workers.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
In a patient who gets only one antibiotic or inadequate doses of several, or who doesn’t take his medicine as instructed, the drug-susceptible bacilli may die off but the drug-resistant mutants will flourish.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing antibiotic
Power Prefix: Anti
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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