New drugs for bad bugs: dual-functional therapies to treat resistant bacteria

This project is developing new drugs for bacteria resistant to antimicrobials. By augmenting the host’s immune response and removing bacterial evasion mechanisms, it is hoped to overcome bacterial infections.

Lead organisation(s):

Monash University

Project type:
Research
Status:
In progress
Description:

Simultaneous ‘drug-immune’ therapies will provide highly synergistic bacterial killing utilising existing antibiotic therapeutics, thus underlining the feasibility of future clinical application of such approaches.

Timeframe:
2016-2024
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