Infectious Disease & Viruses

BIO5 member John Galgiani discusses a promising new medication for people with severe Valley fever who have not responded to existing treatments and the need for more research and better testing.

BIO5 member Fernando Martinez and his team contributed to new University of Arizona research showing that a commonly used antibiotic did not improve symptoms in young children treated for wheezing in the emergency room.

BIO5 members Michael D. L. Johnson and Kenneth W. Liechty are collaborating on a University of Arizona project developing a “Trojan horse” compound that delivers toxic copper into bacterial biofilms to kill drug-resistant infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus