Microbiome implicated in sickle cell disease; antibiotics can counter its effects

16 septiembre 2015

New research on sickle cell disease (SCD) has found that using antibiotics to deplete the body’s microbiome may prevent acute sickle cell crisis and could offer the first effective strategy for warding off the disease’s long-term complications, such as organ failure. The study could also lead to better treatment for other inflammatory blood-vessel disorders including septic shock.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150916143402.htm

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