Worldwide Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae

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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?

Infections are caused by bacteria that invade various tissues of the body or grow in the bloodstream. For about the past 80 years, doctors have used antibiotics to kill bacteria and cure infections. But millions …

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