Wednesday, December 11, 2013

New way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Target human cells instead


Posted: 11 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST
As more reports appear of a grim "post-antibiotic era" ushered in by the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, a new strategy for fighting infection is emerging that targets a patient's cells rather than those of the invading pathogens. The technique interferes with the way that the pathogens take over a patient's cells to cause infection.

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