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Bacteria a big killer in 1918 flu pandemic: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bacterial pneumonia may have killed most people during the 1918 flu pandemic, and antibiotics may be as crucial as flu drugs to fight any new pandemic, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=azrIgG"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=azrIgG" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=dRqErK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=dRqErK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=S93rvk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=S93rvk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=wLZojk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=wLZojk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/369191409" height="1" width="1"/>