antibiotic
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The recommended treatment is a prescription antibiotic, sold under brand names including Bactrim or Septra, taken for seven to 10 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
For those who have fallen ill, treatment includes an antibiotic called Bactrim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Scientists refer to this as a Trojan horse effect, and the researchers say it may also play a role in the spread of antibiotic resistance.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, US, have used generative AI to identify novel antibiotic compounds that might be able to treat superbugs including gonorrhoea and conditions such as Parkinson's.
From BBC ● May 22, 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
Luckily, the illness resolves with antibiotics, and it’s not fatal.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
It isn’t typically life-threatening and can be treated with antibiotics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cyclospriasis can be treated with a combination of antibiotics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, without treatment, generally done with antibiotics, people can stay sick for a few days or even more than a month, the agency said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I wonder if antibiotics would help or hurt alien life-forms?”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing antibiotic
Power Prefix: Anti
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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