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Antibiotic resistance study offers good news for bacteria, alarming news for humans

By Jonathan Lambert
Published October 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM EDT

A new World Health Organization study finds 1 in 6 infections worldwide are resistant to some antibiotics, highlighting a growing threat from drug-resistant bacteria.

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