University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting chronic wound infections. Their findings, publishedSept. 29 ...

University of Oregon (UO) researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that experimental results suggest could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting chronic wound infections.

Diabetic wounds often become chronically infected and are notoriously difficult to treat. Two primary reasons for this include the formation of a bacterial biofilm and high levels of oxidative stress.