The salicylic acid - Health Beat - reduces likelihood of Staphylococcus aureus infection - Brief Article

USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Feb, 2004

The salicylic acid present in aspirin disrupts the ability of Staphylococcus aureus to adhere to tissue and propagate, reducing the likelihood of infection. In a world where bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant, aspirin could prove an invaluable treatment, predict researchers from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.

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