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Article does not recommend the public self-medicate infections based on any findings reported in the article. It is just hopeful news about a potential adjunct to other treatments used to fight a growing medical problem:
Identification of a Highly Transmissible Animal-Independent Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Clone with Distinct Genomic and Cell Adhesion Properties
Vitamin B3 May Help Kill Superbugs
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Academic Journal
Main Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance
Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet; Genetics
Article Date: 28 Aug 2012 - 2:00 PDT
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Copyright: Medical News Today
Nicotinamide, commonly known as vitamin B3, may help the innate immune system kill antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, the so-called "superbugs". In lab work done with mice and human blood, researchers found high doses of the vitamin increased the ability of immune cells to kill the bacteria by 1,000 times....
Featured Article
Academic Journal
Main Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance
Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet; Genetics
Article Date: 28 Aug 2012 - 2:00 PDT
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Copyright: Medical News Today
Nicotinamide, commonly known as vitamin B3, may help the innate immune system kill antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, the so-called "superbugs". In lab work done with mice and human blood, researchers found high doses of the vitamin increased the ability of immune cells to kill the bacteria by 1,000 times....
Identification of a Highly Transmissible Animal-Independent Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Clone with Distinct Genomic and Cell Adhesion Properties