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New antibiotic treatments focus of reintroduced Senate bill

June 6, 2019 11:04 PM UTC

A bill that would advance research into new treatments for drug-resistant infections, the DISARM Act of 2019, was reintroduced in the Senate this week.

The Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act (S.1712), introduced by Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.), would support R&D of new antibiotics that could better treat patients with drug-resistant infections...