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PRO/AH/EDR> Antibiotic resistance – multicountry: colistin, MCR-1, E. coli, gull

E. coli -- LithuaniaSuperbugs are a growing public health concern in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant infections each year, 23 000 of whom will die as a result. Now, scientists worry seagulls, a wild bird that has an "enormous migratory reach," could make matters worse.The authors of a new study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy have found a highly drug-resistant form Read more [...]