Alzheimer’s disease drug may help fight against antibiotic resistance – Science Daily

An experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent, life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Researchers from The University of Queensland, The University of Melbourne and Griffith University have discovered that the drug called PBT2 is effective at disrupting and killing a class of bacteria — known as Gram-negative bacteria — that cause infections such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections and meningitis.
UQ’s Professor Mark Walker…

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