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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria on bladder cells in a urine sample from a patient with a urinary tract infection

Recurring UTIs may be prevented with an antiseptic drug

9 March 2022

A daily dose of an antiseptic drug reduced recurring urinary tract infections as effectively as antibiotics

robofish

Robofish floats about tracking antibiotics in the Great Lakes

5 December 2017

A robotic fish is going to use sensors to monitor the levels of anibiotics in Michigan's Great Lakes region

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