WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 20 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S.
Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being outmaneuvered by resistant bacteria. This can lead to tragic results, like the death of one Nevada woman in 2017 after 26 treatments couldn't cure her infection.
As large pharmaceutical companies decrease investment in antimicrobial treatments, academics and entrepreneurs play an increasingly critical role in the fight against superbugs. This includes people like Isabelle Taylor, assistant professor of chemistry at William & Mary. She and her students are tackling the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, responsible for over half a million...