A New Potential Method To Treat Superbug Infections
New study shows how DNA components can enhance penicillin-type antibiotics to combat MRSA. Scientists at the University of Galway have uncovered a way to enhance…
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Highly Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Strain Discovered To Be Able To Infect Humans
A strain of MRSA that emerged in pigs and is highly antibiotic-resistant can spread to humans. According to recent research, pig farming’s extensive use of…
New Research Shows Tick Protein IAFGP Helps Antibiotics Combat MRSA
A new study from Yale University shows that a protein derived from ticks enhances the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The…
FDA Approved Tapeworm Drug Shows Promise Against MRSA
New research from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital reveals that a common tapeworm drug (which is already approved for use in humans) effectively treated…
Whole-Genome Analysis Identifies the Source of a Recent MRSA Outbreak
In Cambridge, UK, there was a superbug outbreak at a special-care neonatal unit that lasted several months last year. Thanks to insights gained from whole-genome…
Flu Infections and MRSA Combine into Lethal Cocktail in Maryland
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be even deadlier when it is combined with a virulent flu infection. It’s been reported that a family of five…