Narrowing the spectrum: the new frontier of precision antimicrobials
Editorial summary Antibiotics have become the standard of care for bacterial infections. However, rising rates of antibiotic-resistant infections are outpacing the development of new antimicrobials. Broad-spectrum antibiotics also harm beneficial microbial communities inhabiting humans. To combat an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Genome Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-017-0504-3 |