Not exact matches
Although the
bacterium normally causes a skin infection, MRSA can be fatal
when it leads to more invasive infections, such as pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis — causing more deaths in the U.S. than HIV, viral hepatitis and
tuberculosis combined.
In addition,
when the scientists tested lansoprazole against a wide range of other
bacteria, it proved to be highly selective for M.
tuberculosis.
Subgroups of
tuberculosis (TB)- causing
bacteria can persist even
when antibiotics wipe out most of the overall population.
When mice that lack the sigF gene are infected with M.
tuberculosis, the
bacteria thrive for eight weeks.
Fennel appears to increase the efficacy of the antibiotic, streptomycin
when used against
tuberculosis, although it shows no effect on the disease - causing
bacteria themselves.