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Surfers more likely to get antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts
By Brinkwire on January 15, 2018 News
A new study has found that surfers and body boarders are more likely to get antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) in their guts compared to non-surfers. The study from the researchers at the University of Exeter was published in the January 2018 issue of the journal Environment International.
The reason behind this study was the fact that surfers tend to swallow more polluted and bacteria laden sea water than rest of the population. The authors write about the estimated 2.5 million water sports sessions that were organized in 2015 in England and Wales that resulted in the ingestion of these resistant bacteria...
Surfers more likely to get antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts
By Brinkwire on January 15, 2018 News
A new study has found that surfers and body boarders are more likely to get antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) in their guts compared to non-surfers. The study from the researchers at the University of Exeter was published in the January 2018 issue of the journal Environment International.
The reason behind this study was the fact that surfers tend to swallow more polluted and bacteria laden sea water than rest of the population. The authors write about the estimated 2.5 million water sports sessions that were organized in 2015 in England and Wales that resulted in the ingestion of these resistant bacteria...