Video: How do antibiotics change our gut bacteria?
Resistance to antibiotics is one of our biggest global health challenges. Jean Claret, Consultant, Hôpital Saint-Joseph, France says antibiotics can change gut flora and lead to the selection of highly resistant bacteria, and more research is needed to fix the problem.
Author: Jean Claret is a Consultant at Hôpital Saint-Joseph.
Image: Test tubes filled with samples of bacteria. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett.
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