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Existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs

A new test revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics at your neighborhood pharmacy can effectively treat superbugs. They are not prescribed, however, because the gold-standard test predicts they will not work. The new test may improve how antibiotics are developed, tested and prescribed — and it is openly available to all. The research has significant implications in the fight against...

New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs
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New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs

by Shelly Leachman, University of California – Santa Barbara Graphical Abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101023 A new test revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics—available at your neighborhood pharmacy—can effectively treat superbugs. They are not prescribed, however, because the gold-standard test predicts they will not work. The new test may improve the way antibiotics are developed, tested and prescribed—and...