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

  • Written by: Christian Doerig, Professor, RMIT University
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Antibiotics, together with antivirals and anti-parasitic drugs, can save the lives of people who’ve contracted an infectious disease. But the rise of drug-resistance means new strategies are needed. At the end of last year, the World Health Organization declared antimicrobial resistance one of the top ten global public health...

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