{"id":6353,"date":"2019-10-16T14:57:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T18:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=6353"},"modified":"2019-10-16T14:58:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T18:58:59","slug":"the-world-is-running-out-of-antibiotics-this-researcher-is-working-on-finding-a-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/the-world-is-running-out-of-antibiotics-this-researcher-is-working-on-finding-a-solution.php","title":{"rendered":"The world is running out of antibiotics. This researcher is working on finding a solution."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With antimicrobial resistance on the rise, many infections that were once easily treated are becoming fatal. (Illustration\/Stuart Briars) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With too few antibiotics under development to keep up with the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, the world is starting to run out of antibiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That also means hospitals will start seeing more patients with infections they can\u2019t treat, and more infections that were once easily treated are becoming fatal. A Purdue University scientist is trying to keep that from happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed Seleem, a professor of microbiology in Purdue University\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine, is studying whether FDA-approved drugs can treat antibiotic resistant infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe reality is that we are entering a time where we will run out of antibiotics,\u201d Seleem said. \u201cIt\u2019s a scary thought and it\u2019s a critical situation. That\u2019s what keeps encouraging me \u2013 knowing that if this works, this is going to make a difference and potentially save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seleem\u2019s research and expertise is focused on developing new antimicrobials and the improved delivery of drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases that affect both humans and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story at Purdue News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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