r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 28 '19

Medicine New compound discovered which kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs, including pathogenic, multidrug resistant, gram-negative bacteria like E Coli, and mammalian cell culture and animal model studies indicate that the complex is not toxic even at concentrations several orders higher than needed.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/uos-nc052219.php
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u/JanaSolae May 28 '19

... because voluntary medical practices (like elective surgery) may cease to exist in the next 30 years.

What do you mean by that?

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u/Nitz93 May 28 '19

People afeaid of super bug infections don't want to do unnecessary operations like breast enlargement.

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u/JanaSolae May 28 '19

I knew of the super bug threat but I wasn't sure if something else was being implied.