Exposure to superbacteria among visitors to the tropics proved much more extensive than previously thought Exploring exposure to superbacteria, researchers at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital got unexpected results from an…

Before the corona pandemic, tens of millions international travellers annually headed to the tropics, getting exposed to local intestinal bacteria. A total of 20-70% of those returning from the tropics carry – for the most unknowingly – ESBL-producing bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics.