Silver helps increase antibiotic effectiveness by 1,000 times

Scientists found that adding a small amount of silver to antibiotics would help increase the effectiveness of the drug by up to 1,000 times.

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The discovery was published at a time when there were a series of warnings from leading doctors that the rise of drug-resistant viruses could lead to "a catastrophic perspective , " in which millions of people will have incurable diseases.

Sharing antibiotics with a small amount of silver will increase the effectiveness of the disease by up to 1,000 times.(Photo: Corbis)

US researcher Dr. Jim Collins said: "The number of resistant strains of bacteria is increasing. This process is becoming more serious when accompanied by a reduction in the number of newly developed and approved antibiotics. "We have a different approach. Instead of trying to develop an entirely new antibiotic, we are working to increase the effect of the types available on the market."

In mouse experiments, Collins and colleagues from Boston University (USA) discovered, using silver with antibiotics will help the drug increase its ability to fight infections from 1 to 1,000 times. In some cases, the types of bacteria classified as antibiotic resistance also become manageable.

Although silver has long been known to have antibacterial properties, if used alone, the metal must be used in large doses, which can be toxic to the body. Revealed experiments, silver will be safer if used in very small amounts in combination with existing antibiotics.

According to research reports published in Science Translational Medicine , silver will make the pathogen "leaked" more, allowing antibiotics to invade and destroy them. The researchers claim that antibiotics mixed in very small amounts of silver or with a thin layer of silver can help fight dangerous germs that cause human illnesses such as stomach pain and urinary tract infections. .