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New Class of Antibiotics Proves Potent Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria (scitechdaily.com)

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This study describes the identification of an antibiotic class acting via LpxH, involved in lipopolysaccharide synthesis having potent in vivo efficacy against bloodstream infections caused by the critical Gram-negative pathogens E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Further development of this class of antibiotics could make an important contribution to the ongoing struggle against antibiotic resistance.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2317274121 (open access)

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[–] MaximilianKohler 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

More antibiotics is not the solution. We need to be moving away from antibiotics, and drastically decreasing their use/overuse.

[–] Ptsf 1 points 7 months ago

Goodluck with that.