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Ear infection superbug discovered to be resistant to all pediatric antibiotics

10-16-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria resistant to all approved drugs used to fight ear infections in children, according to an article to be published tomorrow in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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