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UVa researcher awarded $3.6 million grant to fight drug-resistant bacteria
Date:9/4/2007

ich kills even more of the beneficial bacteria and allows C. diff to continue ravaging the patients, Guerrant says. By rendering the toxins harmless, we hope we can keep the debilitating effects of C. diff from proving fatal.

Guerrant says pilot data show this approach has great promise and he plans to collaborate with other UVa scientists and a pharmaceutical company to develop the treatment.


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Contact: David Foreman
davidforeman@virginia.edu
434-924-2242
University of Virginia Health System
Source:Eurekalert

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