Did you know? Excessive hygiene may lead to antibiotic resistance

According to a new study, even though following good health hygiene is the need of the hour. It may also cause antibiotic resistance.

By Editorial Team Published on: March 14, 2019 5:49 pm

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Are you trying to maintain good hygiene? Going overboard? Then, don't do so, it can lead to antibiotic resistance which can also result in death and illness too, says a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. In the study carried out by the refreshers, all existing microorganisms and antibiotic resistances were compared and the researchers at Austria's University of Graz, also revealed that microbial diversity decreases in areas which have high levels of hygiene and the diversity of resistances increases too. According to the research, in environments with strong microbial control in the intensive care unit along with industrially used clean rooms, there was an increased antibiotic resistance.

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The study also observed that the number of people who were ill and died from antibiotic-resistant germs has gone up.

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