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Fewer people used antibiotics, nasal sprays and cough syrup during the pandemic

This finding is probably due to the coronavirus measures, according to the chief physician at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Can the Covid-19 pandemic be a turning point for antibiotic resistance?

The use of antibiotics is plummeting in Norway during strict corona measures.

Multi-drug resistant bacteria: When the immune system during COVID-19 is attacked from two fronts

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Norwegian COVID-19 patients who get a secondary bacterial infection leading to pneumonia, are better equipped in their struggle against this than Italian patients. Are we doing enough to find new technology against multi-drug resistant bacteria?

Some people are more prone to blood poisoning than others. Gry Hege was affected, and lost her hands and feet.

A tiny cut on your finger or having your wisdom teeth pulled can have serious consequences if you get blood poisoning, more properly called sepsis. Researchers say health care providers need better awareness of the disease.

Intestinal bacteria can work better than antibiotics

A small Norwegian study suggests that transplanted bowel bacteria may be more effective than antibiotics in treating patients with severe bowel infections.

Indestructible bacteria threaten cancer patients

Cancer patients may die from infections as antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to spread. The Norwegian Cancer Society is now fighting unnecessary antibiotic use.

Norway fights back against superbugs

A new national strategy on antimicrobial resistance aims to cut antibiotic use in Norway. But not enough is known about cutting use without compromising treatment, experts say.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are everywhere

Nasty superbugs – bacteria resistant to nearly every antibiotic – are not just found in chicken fillets. They can be anywhere, from your kitchen counter to the local creek. There’s no way to know if you're carrying them around inside you, either. Not until you're in trouble.

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Fewer people used antibiotics, nasal sprays and cough syrup during the pandemic

Can the Covid-19 pandemic be a turning point for antibiotic resistance?

Multi-drug resistant bacteria: When the immune system during COVID-19 is attacked from two fronts

Some people are more prone to blood poisoning than others. Gry Hege was affected, and lost her hands and feet.

Intestinal bacteria can work better than antibiotics

Indestructible bacteria threaten cancer patients

Norway fights back against superbugs

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are everywhere

Dangerous use of antibiotics rises

Weak antibiotic doses undermine our body’s defences

Key antibiotic green-lighted for pregnant women

Sore throats often require no antibiotics

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