Novel non-antibiotic agents against MRSA and strep infections
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as strep, harmless by preventing the production of toxins that cause disease.