Antibiotic resistance genes found in newborns’ stool

MUNICH — Antibiotic resistance genes were found in the stool of newborns within days of birth, according to a study presented at ESCMID Global.Researchers at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece collected 105 meconium samples from infants who were admitted to the neonatal ICU within 24 hours of birth between July 2024 and July 2025 and extracted DNA samples from the stool to