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![Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria — rod-shaped bacteria in this tinted, scanning electron microscope image — are found in soil, water and as normal flora in the human intestine. But they can cause serious wound, lung, skin and urinary tract infections, and many pseudomonas strains are drug-resistant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pseudomonas-1-cc4ec1d78f22cce3921b8fb544902f0272d89c76-e1573680694812-900x422.jpg)
How Best To Use The Few New Drugs To Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Germs?
By: Richard Harris | NPR
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Infectious disease specialists debate whether it’s better to give the strongest antibiotics all at once for drug-resistant germs or save the most innovative medicines for use as a last resort.
![Scientists are exploring new drugs that can fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-142922730-153702e6f880ad1e1f296d9c121671a9943c1011-e1565646030326-900x422.jpg)
To Find The Next Antibiotic, Scientists Give Old Drugs A New Purpose
By: Luisa Torres | NPR
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Scientists discovered that a medication used to treat parasites in horses can fight deadly staph infections. It’s a promising new approach to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance.