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A new antibiotic is set to enter late-stage human trials for tackling the superbug Acinetobacter baumannii.

This drug is the first new class of antibiotics in decades and could potentially destroy drug-resistant bacteria that have an outer and inner membrane, making them harder to kill.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/antibiotic-medicine-superbug-final-testing-sxjclpwp5

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