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The document discusses the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA in hospitals. It mentions that MRSA kills 1000 patients per year in the UK and that hospitals are struggling to combat it. Researchers have found a new class of antibiotics that could be effective against superbugs like MRSA. Microbiologists conducted an experiment on MRSA showing the need to find new ways to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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