CHOP researchers establish novel approach for developing new antibiotics

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a novel method for producing new antibiotics to combat resistant bacteria. Through an approach that would target bacteria with an antibiotic that is masked by a prodrug, which the bacteria would themselves remove, the researchers identified a method that would allow for development of new, effective antibiotics that could overcome issues of resistance. The findings were published today in eLife.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news