Saturday, June 03, 2017

antibiotic-resistant infections

New antibiotic could eliminate the global threat of antibiotic-resistant infections
May 31, 2017

Modified vancomycin antibiotic (credit: Akinori Okano et al./PNAS) Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a way to structurally modify the antibiotic called vancomycin to make an already-powerful version of the antibiotic even more potent — an advance that could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections for years to come. “Doctors could use this modified form of vancomycin without fear of … more…

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