The Case against Antibiotics and for Anti-Virulence Therapeutics

Although antibiotics have been indispensable in the advancement of modern medicine, there are downsides to their use. Growing resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics is leading to an epidemic of infections untreatable by first-line therapies. Resistance is exacerbated by antibiotics used as growth...

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Main Authors: Julia A. Hotinger, Seth T. Morris, Aaron E. May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/10/2049