Doctors have discovered that adding sugar to antibiotics increases their ability to knock out permanent




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definition:firm or obstinate staph infections (abstract). Certain types of culture called persisters shut down their metabolic processes when exposed to antibiotics. Adding sugar keeps the bug feeding, making them more susceptible to drugs. From the article: "Adding such a simple and widely handy meld to extant antibiotics enhances their effectiveness against persisters, and fast. One test showed that a sugared up antibiotic could eliminate 99.9 percent of persisters in two hours, while a regular antibiotic did nothing. Doctors believe that this strike will help treat urinary tract infections, staph infections, and strep throat, but its most life-saving form may be against the age-old disease tuberculosis. This germs of the lungs kills many people, and is hard to fight off. A little sugar could help save a lot of lives."

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