Putting Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Into Reverse

The use of **antibiotics** to treat bacterial infections causes a continual and vicious cycle in which antibiotic treatment leads to the emergence and spread of resistant strains, forcing the use of additional drugs leading to further **multi-drug resistance**. But what if it doesn't have to be that way? In a presentation at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's annual meeting, titled "Driving backwards the evolution of antibiotic resistance," Harvard researcher Roy Kishony discussed his recent work showing that some **drug** combinations can stop or even reverse the normal trend, favoring bacteria that do not develop resistance. More on "Sciencedaily":[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100426072125.htm]

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