The University of Adelaide in Australia has found a new way to kill superbugs.

Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have found a new way to kill superbugs by changing the supply of iron to weaken or even die, the University of Adelaide announced Saturday.
superbugs are bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics and are estimated to kill 700,000 people a year because of a lack of effective treatment scares after infection with the superbug.
the World Health Organization estimates that number could reach 10 million by 2050.
, therefore, tackling superbugs has become an urgent task for the medical community.
University of Adelaide researcher Ketarina Richter said in a press release from the university that she was studying the iron-eating properties of superbugs, altering the iron supply of superbugs, causing them to lose their disease-causing function and eventually die.
"Iron is like chocolate to bacteria, giving them energy that keeps them growing up, disease-causing, and resistant to attacks from the human immune system and antibiotics."
" Richter said that by using two different compounds, we first let the bacteria lose iron and feed them to substances that are toxic to the bacteria, which are not resistant to these toxic substances.
this method has been shown to be effective in superbugs such as Staphylococcus aureus in animal trials and will be used in human trials to treat sinus infections.
two compounds are contained in gel-like substances and can be used only in the infected area without the need for systemic administration.
Richter said no side effects of the treatment have been found and that the risk of resistance from bacteria to the treatment is low because bacteria are less likely to resist their favorite foods.
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