Hospital sewers may be breeding grounds for dangerous superbugs, study finds
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A Nature Communications study found hospital wastewater promotes antibiotic-resistant E. coli, with bacteria on sewer pipes three times as resistant.
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Hospital sewers may be breeding grounds for dangerous superbugs, study finds
A Nature Communications study found hospital wastewater promotes antibiotic-resistant E. coli, with bacteria on sewer pipes three times as resistant.
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