Rise of almost untreatable superbug linked to a common antibiotic
by Sharlotte Thou from Science | The Guardian on (#6RPJ3)
Surprising' finding by Australian-led study is first recorded instance of one antibiotic causing resistance to another in a different class
The rise of an almost untreatable superbug has been linked to a common antibiotic, an Australian-led study has found.
The study - published in Nature - found that rifaximin, an antibiotic used to treat liver disease, causes resistance to another antibiotic, daptomycin.
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