By IDSE News Staff
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) battle chronic lung infections that are notoriously resistant to antibiotic therapy. Yet a one-size-fits all approach to wiping out the offending bacteria may not be the best approach, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
Instead, researchers discovered that tweaking other factors in a CF lung model, such as pH balance and oxygen, helped eradicate pathogenic bacteria while minimizing risks for