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Medical school scientist creates therapy to kill hypervirulent bacteria - EurekAlert


<p>College of Medicine&nbsp;researcher Renee Fleeman is on a mission to kill drug-resistant bacteria, and her latest study has identified a therapy that can penetrate the slime that such infections use to protect themselves from antibiotics.</p> <p>In a study published recently in&nbsp;<em>Cell Reports Physical Scienc</em>e, Fleeman showed that an antimicrobial peptide from cows has potential for treating incurable infections from the bacterium&nbsp;<em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em>. The bacteria, commonly found in the intestines, is usually harmless. It becomes a health hazard when it enters other parts of the body and can cause pneumonia, urinary tract and wound infections. Those at highest risk include seniors and patients with other health problems such as diabetes, cancer, kidney failure and liver disease.&nbsp;</p>

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