New Life for Old Antibiotics (IMAGE)

Brown University

New Life for Old Antibiotics

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Bacteria can use efflux pumps to rid themselves of antibiotics, becoming drug-resistant until newer antibiotics are developed. By blocking those pumps, researchers can restore the potency of old antibiotics to which bacteria have become resistant.

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Jason Sello lab, Brown University

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