Researchers find compound effective in destroying antibiotic-resistant biofilms

Friday, April 9, 2010 - 05:56 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a chemical compound that, when used in conjunction with conventional antibiotics, is effective in destroying biofilms produced by antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as the Staphylococcus strain MRSA and Acinetobacter. The compound also re-sensitises those bacteria to antibiotics...

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