Sentences with phrase «in fighting the infection rather»

Not exact matches

As more reports appear of a grim «post-antibiotic era» ushered in by the rise of drug - resistant bacteria, a new strategy for fighting infection is emerging that targets a patient's cells rather than those of the invading pathogens.

A test that can detect bacterial infections within hours, rather than days, could prove a crucial weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance

It concludes that in order to reduce the risk of infection with a «superbug», health care institutions need to take an ecosystem - level approach, rather than one that aims at fighting just one antibiotic - resistant bacteria at a time.

In chronic inflammatory conditions such as Diabetes, atherosclerosis or Metabolic Syndrome, immune cells must repair damaged tissue rather than fight infections.2 To further complicate things, many of these conditions are associated with an increased risk of obesity.