Antibiotic resistant bacteria are one of the biggest threats to global health. As researchers scramble to find solutions, a recent study concludes that a compound found in green tea might boost existing drugs.

Antibiotics have proven essential for treating bacterial infections since doctors first used them in the 1930s.

However, bacteria and fungi are rapidly becoming resistant to the drugs designed to kill them.

As a result, infections caused by drug resistant bacteria can take a lot longer to treat and are sometimes impossible to cure.

In the United States alone, drug resistant bacteria infect at least 2 million people each year, leading to about 23,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Resistance (CDC).

As antibiotic resistant pathogens become increasingly prevalent, researchers are leaving no stone unturned in their search for innovative interventions.
 

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