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Rise of almost untreatable superbug linked to a common antibiotic

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Summary
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81% Informative

Rifaximin, an antibiotic used to treat liver disease, causes resistance to another antibiotic.

Daptomycin is one of the few drugs that is effective against vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), a contagious bacterial infection that can cause serious reactions in hospitalised patients.

It was previously thought the risk of antibiotic resistance only applied to one antibiotic.

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85

Informative language

88

Neutral language

41

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

75

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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1

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