Medieval medicine to tackle antibiotic resistance – News-Medical.Net

Biofilm-associated infections are notoriously difficult to treat, and they also play a role in antibiotic resistance as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections. These biofilms act as protective layers that prevent the antibiotics from reaching and destroying the targeted bacteria.
Now, researchers from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick have found that a medieval mixture called the “Balds eye salve” could be effective against five bac…

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