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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: Oceander on March 31, 2014, 06:40:12 pm
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Science Daily
Proteins discovered in gonorrhea may offer new approach to treatment (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331131010.htm)
Date: March 31, 2014
Source: Oregon State University
Summary:
Novel proteins in, or on the surface of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, have been discovered by scientists. These offer a promising new avenue of attack against a venereal disease that is showing increased resistance to the antibiotics used to treat it. Only a single, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic still shows good efficacy against gonorrhea, creating a race against time to find some alternative way to treat this disease that can have serious health effects. It's the second most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States.
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