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Mass antibiotic treatment may promote resistance to life-saving drugs

Mass antibiotic treatment may promote resistance to life-saving drugs

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have worked on a UCL-led study that illustrates efforts to reduce child mortality in Africa. Their work investigates how mass treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin (AZM) may lead to increased drug resistance in bacteria that frequently cause pneumonia and meningitis, highlighting the need for careful monitoring.

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