Antibacterials thwart antibiotics.

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  • Author(s): Holmes, Bob
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 12/17/2016-12/31/2016, Vol. 232 Issue 3104-3106, p8-8. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ANTIBACTERIAL agents; ANTIBIOTICS; TRICLOSAN; DRUG resistance in bacteria; LEVIN, Petra; WESTFALL, Corey
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses research by Petra Levin and Corey Westfall at Washington University in Missouri that examined the effect of antibacterials on the performance of antibiotics. Topics covered include the finding that triclosan protects methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) against vancomycin, the ability of bacteria to survive following exposure to antibiotics plus triclosan, and the need to restrict the use of triclosan.