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Superbugs stalled! Two newly designed synthetic dicationic peptoids (see one example; red O, blue N, green Cl) show promising in vitro bactericidal activity against a range of Gram-positive pathogens, including organisms resistant to vancomycin, methicillin, and linezolid, with only slow development of resistance. Moreover their potency is maintained in vivo.
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