According to a new study by researchers at Yale University and the University of Tromso in Norway, the "antibiotic holiday" would have to extend over 40 years to be effective. “Bacterial ...

One possible solution has been to call an "antibiotic holiday," in which a drug is retired for a while until the mutant strain of bacteria dies off and the antibiotic can be used again.

According to a new study by researchers at Yale University and the University of Tromso in Norway, the “antibiotic holiday” would have to extend over 40 years to be effective. “Bacterial populations ...