New study is an advance toward preventing a ‘post-antibiotic era’
UCLA biologists identify drug combinations that may be highly effective at reducing growth of deadly bacteria
A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance — long thought to be a health threat of the future — had finally become a serious threat to public health around the world. A top WHO official called for an immediate and aggressive response to prevent what he called a “post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill.” (more…)