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Bacteria-hunting viruses help diagnose and treat UTIs
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Bacteria-hunting viruses help diagnose and treat UTIs

By Michael Irving July 23, 2023 Bacteriophages seen under the microscope Matthew Dunne / ScopeM / ETH Zurich Viruses may get a bad rap, but some of them can be helpful to fight off bacterial infections. Scientists at ETH Zurich have demonstrated a new way to use them to diagnose which bacteria is causing a...

New type of antibiotic could fight tough-to-treat UTIs
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New type of antibiotic could fight tough-to-treat UTIs

by Cara Murez  The world desperately needs new antibiotics to fight infection as bacteria become resistant to existing options. GSK has developed a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) that appears to be so effective the pharmaceutical company stopped testing early on the recommendation of independent monitors and plans to submit data to...