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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'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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

In mice, circulating levels of these metabolites remained high even after antibiotic treatment disrupted the microbiome.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

In our antibiotic era, how can we imagine what it means to have entire ways of life hiss away like steam?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

All forms can be treated with antibiotics, although can be rapidly fatal if not treated early.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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

Today, the plague can be cured with antibiotics, but only if treatment is given quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Thinking that he might have some kind of bacterial infection, they gave him injections of antibiotics, but the antibiotics had no effect on his illness.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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