After screening thousands of drugs, researchers have found an antibiotic that completely eliminates the bacteria that causes Lyme disease

https://www.futurity.org/lyme-disease-antibiotic-azlocillin-2305952-2/

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itchy_lizard@feddit.it · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Where can I buy it? I want to drink it and walk through grassy fields without worrying.

withersailor@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y

Researchers tested the drug, not yet on the market, in mouse models of Lyme disease at seven-day, 14-day, and 21-day intervals and found that it eliminated the infection. For the first time, azlocillin also proved effective in killing drug-tolerant forms of B. burgdorferi in lab dishes, indicating that it may work as a therapy for lingering symptoms of Lyme disease.

Researchers plan to conduct a clinical trial.

One day... Maybe.