Dr. Barry Dworkin

Old antipsychotic medication helps kill Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA)

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 20, 2013

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Now We Know Why Old Scizophrenia Medicine Works On Antibiotics-Resistant Bacteria

Reference:

Thioridazine Induces Major Changes in Global Gene Expression and Cell Wall Composition in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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