antibiotic
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However, demonstrating that an enzyme can chemically break down penicillin in the laboratory does not establish that it provides antibiotic resistance to living bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The finding raises the possibility that some enzymes involved in plastic decomposition could also contribute to antibiotic resistance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
"You end up hunting for a decent length of antibiotic courses that will give you some relief," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The antibiotic is among those used to treat plague in countries that see cases each year, helping to contain outbreaks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
A culture showed that the bacilli from his body were resistant to all four of the drugs he’d been given, and to one other first-line antibiotic as well.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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This includes new antibiotics and antivirals, as well as antifungals—anti-anything that could be used against us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Chronic UTIs are infections where symptoms do not go away, and do not clear with a short course of antibiotics.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Our findings show that it might be worthwhile to examine targeted antibiotics from ethnographic contexts - or, as in this case, from prehistoric contexts - in greater depth," concludes Siemssen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Additional allegations included forced labor on fishing vessels and reliance on harmful pesticides and antibiotics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sometimes there is no food for the migrants; she must ration antibiotics and not give patients a full dose; she runs out of gauze and must use boiled rags instead.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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Vocabulary lists containing antibiotic
Power Prefix: Anti
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Words to Live By: Bio
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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