Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in various parts of the body. MRSA is difficult to treat as it is resistant to some commonly used antibiotics. An Anglo-Saxon medical textbook Bald's Leechbook could hold the key to defeating MRSA. The potion, which includes wine, garlic, and bile from a cow's stomach, could kill more than 90% of MRSA bacteria in infected mice in laboratory grown infections. Freya Harrison from ...Friday 3 April 2015
Thousand-Year-Old Textbook Provides Effective Remedy to Treat MRSA Infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in various parts of the body. MRSA is difficult to treat as it is resistant to some commonly used antibiotics. An Anglo-Saxon medical textbook Bald's Leechbook could hold the key to defeating MRSA. The potion, which includes wine, garlic, and bile from a cow's stomach, could kill more than 90% of MRSA bacteria in infected mice in laboratory grown infections. Freya Harrison from ...
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