'Host-directed therapy' could treat infectious diseases – including COVID – and limit drug-resistance - The Conversation Indonesia

Classical antibiotics that directly kill pathogens are prone to elicit drug-resistance. Targeting host enzymes required for pathogen survival offers can limit the emergence of resistance.

Antibiotics, together with antivirals and anti-parasitic drugs, can save the lives of people whove contracted an infectious disease. But the rise of drug-resistance means new strategies are needed. A… [+5412 chars]

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