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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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There is an antibiotic available that is known to curb symptoms, which Clare heard has helped a friend.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Poop jokes and memes aside, cyclosporiasis is a serious parasitic foodborne intestinal illness whose symptoms include nausea, fatigue, and explosive diarrhea that can last weeks or even months without antibiotic treatment.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

For those who have fallen ill, treatment includes an antibiotic called Bactrim.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But you can divide lots of other sequences of change by time to arrive at a “speed” or rate of, say, technological invention or evolution of antibiotic resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

One of his first tasks was to convince the generic manufacturers that reduced second-line antibiotic prices could still result in significant revenues and profits.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The institution is looking to supply Colombian earthquake victims with antibiotics and wound care packages and to equip paramedics with surgical equipment and field medic packs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

AI tools are rapidly advancing and have already been used to design new antibiotics.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

People with cyclosporiasis experience symptoms like watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping and need to be treated with antibiotics.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Some animals also received preventive antibiotics, while others had the IL-1β inflammatory pathway genetically removed.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Governments around the globe direct their resources to the development of new antibiotics.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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