A Vox reader asks: Why is some soap labeled antibiotic? Is there a soap that is friendly to germs, viruses, etc.? I thought the whole idea was to get rid of germs and viruses. You may be surprised ...

Public health officials are concerned that we could move back into a situation like that of the early 20th century, before ...

"In order to limit serious, antibiotic resistant E. coli bloodstream infections, we must focus on thorough hand-washing and good infection control, as well as the effective management of urinary ...

High hospital hygiene levels, including regular hand washing by staff and visitors. Patients, who are infected with antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, should be isolated from other patients.

but the risk is considered low if they wash their hands afterwards. The study showed some bugs found in the faeces were resistant to common antibiotic medications such as cephalosporin and ...