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Will there be an increase in superbugs after SARS-CoV-2? Further evaluation is required to determine if there has been an increase in indiscriminate antibiotic use during the pandemic. We probably will not know the answer for some time.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May , 2020 Source:Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs
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The growing threat of superbug proliferation in part due to our mishandling of antibiotic use
Health Headlines Commentary for September 22, 2016 Source: How superbugs are threatening Canada and the world
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Superbugs’ potential to share genes with other bacterial bretheren
Health Headlines Commentary for July 13, 2016 Source: Q&A: Superbug precursor found in US again
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Indiscriminate use of antibiotics contributing to increases in bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 26, 2014 Source: Threat from drug-resistant superbugs rivals climate change, scientists say Reference: Policy: An intergovernmental panel on antimicrobial resistance
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Concerns about antibiotic use in animal feed
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 21, 2014 Source: Superbugs slipping through ‘gaps’ and ‘loopholes’ in Canadian regulations
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Few properly wash their hands and the consequences of our inaction in the hospital setting
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June , 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Hand-washing 101: Study finds only 5% of us do it properly in public Doctors warn they are losing battle against superbugs
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British chief medical officer warns of increasing antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 11, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: New wave of ‘superbugs’ poses dire threat, says chief medical officer
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Antibiotic resistance comes from many sources and behaviours
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 13, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Canadians abusing antibiotics: doctors
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Novel superbug mechanism found
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 12, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: British scientists discover new superbug resistant to strongest antibiotics Reference: Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study