Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on beta-Lactams

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Deliberately infected participants lead to penicillin advance

A unique study purposely giving participants Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) to learn how much penicillin it takes to prevent infection has found the amount needed is much lower than previously thought—a discovery that will ...

Drug resistance worsens UTI crisis in Malawi

A growing resistance to antibiotics is complicating the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in Malawi, with new research revealing that nearly half of women presenting with symptoms at a major referral hospital had ...

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea may meet its match with new pill

Gepotidacin, an antibiotic currently used to treat urinary tract infections, could be a new treatment to treat gonorrhea, protecting against the threat of treatment-resistant gonorrhea and improving patient treatment experiences, ...

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