Published April 7, 2017
Researchers, in trying to find a way through the hard shell of drug resistant bugs, tested over 1,400 drugs to find one that could break through. They found that an antiprotozoal drug, pentamidine, broke open the bacteria’s cell surface, allowing antibiotics in to do their job. This research indicates that, when combined with antibiotics, pentamidine can effectively stop two out of the three of the superbugs the World Health Order has identified as a top priority for treatment, and it had some impact on the third as well.
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