Antibiotic resistance: A burgeoning problem for kids too

Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

In a new, first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found a 700-percent surge in infections caused by bacteria from the Enterobacteriaceae family resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics among children in the US. These antibiotic resistant infections are in turn linked to longer hospital stays and potentially greater risk of death.

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