A new model -- and possible treatment -- for staph bone infections

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Osteomyelitis -- a debilitating bone infection most frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus ("staph") bacteria - is particularly challenging to treat.Now, Vanderbilt University investigators have identified a staph-killing compound that may be an effective treatment for osteomyelitis, and they have developed a new mouse model that will be useful for testing this compound and for generating additional therapeutic strategies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news