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New understanding of ‘superantigens’ could lead to improved staph infection treatments

Researchers at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine explain that the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus not only causes illness, but undermines the body’s ability to heal — a finding that could point toward new approaches to fighting infection.

Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/new-understanding-of-superantigens-could-lead-to-improved-staph-infection-treatments/
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