Swabbing public surfaces reveals some unpleasant truths.
Researchers in the UK have highlighted the growing problem of antibiotic resistance by literally taking to the streets.
Hermine Mkrchytan and colleagues from the University of East London swabbed commonly touched surfaces in the east and west of the city to measure and compare levels of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci, a group of bacteria known to cause infections in humans.
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