Hedgehogs Are Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Research Finds

Tiny, prickly and cute hedgehogs are helping to defy conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections that kill thousands of people each year. In a study published Wednesday in natureA group of international scientists has found that the bacteria that cause a difficult-to-treat infection existed in nature long before modern antibiotics began to …

Hedgehogs Are Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Research Finds

Tiny, prickly and cute hedgehogs are helping to defy conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections that kill thousands of people each year. In a study published Wednesday in natureA group of international scientists has found that the bacteria that cause a difficult-to-treat infection existed in nature long before modern antibiotics began to …