Superbugs spread to family members of recently hospitalized patients

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Family members of patients recently discharged from hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, even if the patient was not diagnosed with the same infection, suggesting hospitals play a role in community spread of resistant bacteria.

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