New antibiotic beats superbugs at their own game
Date: 8.7.2008
The problem with **antibiotics** is that, eventually, **bacteria** outsmart them and become resistant. But by targeting the gene that confers such resistance, a new drug may be able to finally outwit them. Rockefeller University scientists tested the new drug, called Ceftobiprole, against some of the deadliest strains of multidrug-resistant **Staphylococcus aureus** (MRSA) bacteria, which are responsible for the great majority of staphylococcal infections worldwide, both in hospitals and in the community.
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