antibiotic
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"You're altering the microbiome of your gut, and perhaps creating antibiotic resistant bacteria in your body that will fight off the drug therapy the next time you really need it," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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
Patients with blood cancers who receive stem cell transplants are often hospitalized for several weeks while undergoing chemotherapy and antibiotic treatment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
“It was like taking only one pill of your antibiotic regime,” says Rafael Simon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The first new successful antibiotic in a decade is tested on 8 January 2016.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Additional allegations included forced labor on fishing vessels and reliance on harmful pesticides and antibiotics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
First, though plague is usually fatal without treatment, we have very effective antibiotics, which can also be taken prophylactically by people who came in contact with someone infected.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Our study, which used more than 9,000 recorded meals, suggests that modifying diet during and after antibiotics, specifically by reducing sweets intake, could help with that."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
All forms can be treated with antibiotics, although can be rapidly fatal if not treated early.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Start distributing the second-line antibiotics in settings like these and you’d breed resistant strains that no drugs could cure, critics said.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Vocabulary lists containing antibiotic
Power Prefix: Anti
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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