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New technology smothers hospital-acquired infections

An innovative antimicrobial technology has been announced that claims to be able to defeat hospital- and community-acquired infections, including those caused by Clostridium difficile and PVL toxin-bearing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains.

A compound called AQ+ has been validated by MRSA specialists at Imperial College, London. The compound kills bacteria by virtue of its smothering action, which inhibits the uptake of the specific nutrients required for them to survive.

Significantly, this approach defeats drug- resistant bacteria, preventing them from mutating into new resistant strains. It introduces major safety and efficacy benefits to medical science and, crucially, sidesteps the issues associated with traditional drugs.

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