Mrsa Garlic ‘Cure’
By EMILY COOK
THE killer superbug MRSA can be beaten with garlic, scientists have claimed.
Trials showed that allicin, a natural compound which gives garlic its distinctive smell, can cure patients suffering from the antibiotic-resistant infection.
In a trial, all 52 patients who took allicin capsules or sprayed a liquid on to their wounds recovered fully within four to 12 weeks. Leader Dr Ron Cutler, of the University of East London, said: “This is a breakthrough in the fight against MRSA.”
The infection officially kills almost 2,000 hospital patients a year, although experts believe the true toll is closer to 5,000.
Derek Butler, of the charity MRSA Action UK, said: “We welcome any new developments in the fight against infection.”
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