Den farmaceutiske forskning leder efter alternative måder at bekæmpe multiresistente bakterier. Eksempler herpå er [[antimikrobielle peptider]] (se f.eks. Indledende case: Plectasin<ref>[https://www.biotechacademy.dk/undervisning/gymnasiale-projekter/find-fremtidens-antibiotika/ ANTIMIKROBIELLE PEPTIDER. Biotech Academy]</ref>), hæmmere af beta-lactamase,<ref>[http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-announced-our-best-shot-at-ending-antibiotic-resistance-to-date Scientists just announced our best shot at ending antibiotic resistance to date. ScienceAlert 2017]</ref> [[kulilte-frigivende molekyler]],<ref>[http://www.jbc.org/content/290/31/18999.full CO-releasing Metal Carbonyl Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents in the Post-antibiotic Era. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015]</ref> [[ler]]<ref>[https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/clay-to-fight-bacteria-in-wounds-an-old-practice-may-be-a-new-solution/ Clay to Fight Bacteria in Wounds: An old practice may be a new solution. Mayo Clinic 2018]</ref> og [[bakteriofag|bakteriofager, også kaldet fager]], jvf. [[bakteriofagterapi]].<ref>[https://www.sciencealert.com/not-all-viruses-are-bad-for-you-here-are-some-that-can-have-a-protective-effect? Not All Viruses Are Bad For You. Here Are Some That Can Have a Protective Effect. ScienceAlert 2019]</ref>
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