terça-feira, 1 de novembro de 2016

Superbugs e ingrediente desinfectante

Quando uma coisa que se destina a resolver um problema, cria outro:


Citando:
"A laboratory study found the ingredient chlorhexidine, used in a wide range of antiseptic products, increased bacterial resistance to the antibiotic colistin.
Despite the headline to the contrary, researchers did not specifically test mouthwash or any other household products.
Colistin is what is known as an "antibiotic of last resort" and is used to treat Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium that has evolved resistance to other more widely used antibiotics."