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Monday, July 29, 2019

'Starving' fungus of iron may treat drug-resistant infection


New research in mice re-purposes a drug used for blood disorders to starve antibiotic-resistant fungus of iron, thus halving the survival rate of the yeast.

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Each year in  he United States, at least 2 millionpeople acquire an infection that is resistant to antibiotics, and 23,000 people die as a result.
The drug resistance crisis is so dire that some researchers have warned that we may soon return "to a pre-antibiotic era in which minor infections can once again become deadly."   Read more         

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