Drug-resistant infections could be starved of nutrients using existing medicines

Microorganisms like bacteria and fungi are increasingly becoming resistant to our best drugs, which is hurtling us towards a terrifying future where once-easily-treated infections become potentially life-threatening again. But now researchers from the University at Buffalo and Temple University have tested an alternative to antibiotics, using existing drugs to starve a fungal infection of vital nutrients.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Drug
• Drugs
• Fungus
• Infections
• Superbugs
• Temple University
• University at Buffalo

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2HF9spB