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...