If successful, this endeavor could result in potential alternatives
for traditional antibiotics in animals.
Not exact matches
For instance, cells could produce thousands of variations on a successful
antibiotic in a fraction of the time it would take
traditional chemists.
If these peptides are developed
for therapeutic use, the researchers anticipate that they could be used either in stand - alone therapy or together with
traditional antibiotics, which would make it more difficult
for bacteria to evolve drug resistance.
So finding ways to block it may open up new opportunities
for developing antimicrobial drugs that work very differently from
traditional antibiotics.
But resistance to these
traditional antibiotics is forcing researchers to look
for alternatives, says Lori Valigra
«
Traditional teaching has been that the only treatment needed
for most skin abscesses is surgical drainage — and that
antibiotics don't provide an extra benefit,» said Dr. Gregory Moran, clinical professor of emergency medicine at the Geffen School, chief of the department of emergency medicine at Olive View - UCLA and one of the study's authors.
«We always recommend
traditional treatment with
antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis first, but
for patients who fail this treatment or keep getting it over and over, boric acid is still an acceptable treatment and prevention measure,» New York — based ob - gyn Alyssa Dweck, MD, co-author of The Complete A to Z
for Your V, tells Health.
Reduce microbes in the small intestine via
antibiotics (herbal or
traditional) or via a special liquid diet (elemental diet) made up of nutrients ready
for absorption.
In our veterinary hospital, the use of this spray has proven incredibly beneficial
for dogs with chronic ear conditions, and especially those that are resistant to many
traditional drugs and
antibiotics.