M.R.S.A Resistance broken!

[Cleoriff]

I can't tell you how delighted I am to be posting this possible groundbreaking news.

At long last it seems the 'superbug' M.R.S.A (Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccus Aureus) has had it's resistance to antibiotics broken.....

Scientists in Merck Research Laboratories in USA have found that newly discovered chemical compounds can make MRSA bacteria vulnerable to the antibiotics they normally resist, restoring the old drug’s former powers.

It's complicated and needs more work but this is the first step that could address the global antibiotic resistance crisis.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2080180-mrsa-superbugs-resistance-to-antibiotics-is-broken/

As a ward manager I experienced the effects of MRSA on patients and staff, subsequent ward closures and cancellation of theatre sessions.  Personally I feel like shouting thank god for science....:smileyhappy:

[jonsie]

I have my own version of hospital bed quarters. ...needs must and all that....:smileysad:

[Cairdeas]

I feel your pain @jonsie  x