MS Therapy Boosts Tobramycin’s Effectiveness Against P. aeruginosa

Glatiramer acetate, an approved multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy, improved the effectiveness of the antibiotic tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria that commonly infects the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study demonstrated. The findings support glatiramer acetate as a promising antibiotic add-on therapy candidate,…

Respiratory Infection Candidate AB569 Kills Resistant Bacteria, Study Shows

AB569 is safe and effective at killing bacteria resistant to traditional antibiotics, in particular Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), an important disease-exacerbating microbe in cystic fibrosis (CF), a study showed. The study, “AB569, a nontoxic chemical tandem that kills major human pathogenic bacteria,” was published in the journal…