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By Beth Melson, MS
Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to public health. Widespread, inappropriate use of antibiotics, such as to treat viral infections or promote growth in livestock, has led to increased incidence of antibiotic resistance1. Resistance is costly to both human health as well as the economy1, and thus the identification of new, effective antibiotics is a public health priority. One solution to this problem is to repurpose commercially available, FDA-approved drugs to target host cell processes that would...
