Topic: Staph

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28 Pages
Episode 635 1:20:42 - 1:23:49

635: 28 Pages

Bacterial Resistance and the History of Penicillin

A discussion on the history of antibiotics traces the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928. The hosts explain how bacterial resistance has rendered many older treatments ineffective, leading to the rise of superbugs like MRSA.