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One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygiene

  • Written by Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft, Postdoctoral Fellow in Infection Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology
One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygieneWashing your hands reduces your risk of transmitting and contracting harmful bacteria from other people and the environment.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically, it’s possible.

Antibiotics save lives by killing bacteria that cause infections. But antibiotics...

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