Revolutionary New Surgical Dressings Could Prevent MRSA

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Since the rise of antibiotic resistant "superbugs" such as MRSA, scientists have been looking at different ways of tackling these highly infectious bacteria. Researchers at the University have been studying bacteriophages - viruses that attack bacteria - a treatment used in the past but which, since the prevalent use of antibiotics to treat infection, had largely been ignored for every day medical use.

The virus-impregnated sutures were tested in three Scottish hospitals with a highly encouraging success rate. The same research team have also created a tool for detecting t

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