Exposure to superbacteria among visitors to the tropics proved more extensive than thought

(University of Helsinki) Exploring exposure to superbacteria, researchers at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital got unexpected results from an international collaborative study conducted in real time among 20 travellers to Southeast Asia. All the participants were found to contract superbacteria within a week after arriving in the destination. A detailed sequence analysis showed that the traveller group acquired a variety of superbacteria comprising over 80 different str...