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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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One of the most famous examples is penicillin, the antibiotic originally obtained from a fungus that transformed the treatment of bacterial infections and became one of the most consequential medical discoveries of the last century.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 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

"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 revived proteins could provide scientists with new ideas for treating antibiotic resistant infections, which have become a major global health challenge.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 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

For natural teeth, antibiotics combined with routine professional cleaning can resolve the infection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Additional allegations included forced labor on fishing vessels and reliance on harmful pesticides and antibiotics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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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