Recycling Antibiotics into GUMBOS: A New Combination Strategy to Combat Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Recycling Antibiotics into GUMBOS: A New Combination Strategy to Combat Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria, coupled with the lack of new antibiotics in development, is fast evolving into a global crisis. New strategies utilizing existing antibacterial agents are urgently needed. We propose one such strategy in which four outmoded β-lactam antibiotics (ampici...

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Main Authors: Marsha R. Cole, Jeffery A. Hobden, Isiah M. Warner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
chlorhexidine
β-lactam antibiotic
multi-drug resistant
GUMBOS
combination drug therapy
ion pair
antibacterial
synergy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/4/6466

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