Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 09:10
in Health & Medicine
Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug plazomycin, was recently discovered by scientists in Gothenburg, Sweden.