London commuters are exposed to superbugs en route to WORK: Study finds half of bacteria on the city's door handles, escalators and train station gates are resistant to antibiotics
- Scientists swabbed 600 frequently-touched locations around the capital city
- They found 46.8 per cent of samples showed signs of antibiotic resistance
- Widely-used medicines are becoming less effective as bacteria mutate
- Research last week found resistant bugs in the River Thames and Hyde Park
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