antibiotic
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The potential to treat some cases without antibiotics is particularly relevant because antibiotic resistance is considered one of the major threats to global public health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
When drug-resistant E. faecium was treated with both vancomycin and pghi-4, the antibiotic regained its ability to kill the bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
It will take nearly a century for science to develop the first "antibiotic," penicillin, to counter infections.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Some antibiotics, contraceptive pills and other prescription medicines can have the opposite effect, allowing caffeine to stay trapped in the body for longer and prolonging the effects.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Professor Alastair Denniston, an ophthalmologist who also worked on the report, described the technology as "an exceptional opportunity" for healthcare which was "likely to rank alongside step-changes such as antibiotics and MRI".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The doctor diagnosed her with laryngitis, external and prescribed antibiotics.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Despite the promising results, the researchers stress that omega-3 and aspirin should not yet be viewed as a routine replacement for antibiotics in severe periodontitis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Dog bites and knife nicks on the men’s hands were frequently infected with seal blood, but there were no antibiotics to treat the inflammation.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing antibiotic
Power Prefix: Anti
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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