TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance

14 pointsby Turukawaover 10 years ago

1 comment

xacaxuluover 10 years ago
So let's use this one WITH EXTREME CAUTION, i.e. only in very limited, justifiable circumstances with careful medical supervision to make sure that the patient finishes the course of treatment instead of just taking it until they feel better. Let's not give it out for, oh say, viral infections 'just in case' as was the case with doxycycline or cipro in the past. It would be nice to have one emergency antibiotic that actually works when something serious hits. Learning from our recent history in provoking antibiotic resistance should be priority 1.