New light-activated nanoparticles kill over 90% of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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http://www.sciencealert.com/new-light-activated-nanoparticles-kill-over-90-of-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing problem around the world, responsible for some 2 million infections in the US each year that lead to approximately 23,000 deaths. But a new nanoparticle treatment developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder could provide an effective means of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria including Salmonella, E. Coli, and Staphylococcus, based on results in a laboratory environment. In testing with a lab-grown culture, the nanoparticles killed 92 percent of drug-resistant bacterial cells while leaving the other cells intact.