To Find The Next Antibiotic, Scientists Give Old Drugs A New Purpose
Scientists discovered that a medication used to treat parasites in horses can fight deadly staph infections. It's a promising new approach to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance.
With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists are urgently trying to find drugs that will work against persistent infections. But coming up with new ones does not have to be the only strategy.
A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that they can repurpose bithionol â a drug formerly used to treat parasitic infections in horses â to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including MRSA, a common hospital-acquired infection.
The results not only suggest a promising treatment for this infection but hint at new ways scientists could tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance, by exploring new
