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October 24, 2024
Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection. Normally, we visit the doctor, are prescribed antibiotics, and after 7-10 days, we're back on our feet. But today, it is no longer guaranteed that the treatment will work. Infections like pneumonia, tuberculosis, or blood poisoning are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), millions of lives could be lost if we don't find a solution to the so-called MRSA bacteria, that can't be treated with antibiotics.
When bacteria manage to resist antibiotic treatment, it is often because the bacteria form a biofilm of proteins and sugars that acts as a shield against the antibiotic. And it is a part of the biofilm defence structure that researchers have now decoded in a new study, explains Maria Andreasen, Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University, who is one of the researchers behind the stud
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241024131445.htm