Antibiotic resistance increases with local temperature

Antibiotic resistance increases with local temperature

Antibiotic resistance increases with local temperature, Published online: 21 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0161-6

Based on an analysis of the distribution of antibiotic resistance across the United States, research shows that increasing local temperatures as well as population density across regions are associated with increasing antibiotic resistance in common bacterial pathogens.