Posted on Jan 5, 2024
A potent antibiotic has emerged in the battle against deadly, drug-resistant superbugs
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The compound, zosurabalpin, attacks bacteria from a novel angle, disrupting the route that a key toxin takes on its journey from inside the bacterial cell to the outer membrane that shields the bug from the immune system’s defensive onslaughts. No other antibiotic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration takes this approach, and the element of surprise is an important advantage against even microscopic foes. A. baumannii has had no opportunity to develop resistance against the drug, which means that, for at least a little while, zosurabalpin could ward off severe illness and death.
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Let's hope it doesn't go the way of most of the other antibiotics...over or insppropriate use made them less effective.
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Let's hope it doesn't go the way of most of the other antibiotics...over or insppropriate use made them less effective.
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