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antibiotic

[an-ti-bahy-ot-ik, -bee-, an-tee-, -tahy-] / ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ- /


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"You end up hunting for a decent length of antibiotic courses that will give you some relief," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"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

“It was like taking only one pill of your antibiotic regime,” says Rafael Simon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Reducing unnecessary antibiotic use is therefore an important public health goal.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 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

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

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

That ability helps them survive changing conditions, but it can also create problems when harmful species become resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Most of the ten had TB that was resistant to all five of the first-line antibiotics, just like Father Jack’s.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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