Bacteria Naturally Relinquish Defense against Antibiotics (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Bacteria Naturally Relinquish Defense against Antibiotics

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Infections with drug-resistant bacteria may be amenable to antibiotics after all. New research suggests that A. baumannii (above), a growing problem in healthcare settings, can naturally relinquish its ability to defy antibiotics.

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Brent Weber

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