In the news, online: Ineffective antibiotics

Some frequently prescribed antibiotics could be rendered “ineffective”, researchers have warned after finding high rates of resistance to the drugs among children with a common condition.

Antibiotic resistance among children with urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by the infectious bacteria Escherichia coli (E.coli) is high, the study concludes.

Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London reviewed the results from 58 studies from around the world involving almost 78,000 E.coli samples taken from patients.