Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic that can kill even the toughest superbugs that have become resistant to all other known drugs, a new study reveals. The drug killed dozens of types of bacteria, including strains that have proven resistant to all known antibiotics. A newly discovered antibiotic can kill bacteria resistant to all other known drugs, offering hope in the fight against superbug infections, according to new research from MIT (file)Each year, more than 2.8 million Americans develop antibiotic-resistant infections. When an infection is resistant to an antibiotic, the drug is rendered useless against it. Even though the strain the researchers used is resistant to all known antibiotics, the mice completely cleared the infection within 24 hours of the application of a halicin ointment.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2020 00:49 UTC