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How antibiotics may render flu infections more dangerous

By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey Doctors already know that misusing antibiotics can cause antibiotic resistance, which can make it difficult to fight bacterial infections, such as pneumonia. Now, a study in mice suggests that antibiotic use could also make the lungs more vulnerable to viral infections, such as the flu. Antibiotic resistance has become a...