# Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/common-antibiotic-may-be-helpful-in-fighting-respiratory-viral-infections/
- Published: 2024-04-30T09:45:24-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Intranasal application of neomycin induces an upper respiratory ISG response independent of commensal microbiota. Image credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (2024). Article by Jim Shelton, Yale University. Medical Xpress – April 22, 2024. Research article: PNAS. A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections—including COVID-19 and influenza—may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the nasal passageway. A team led by Yale’s Akiko Iwasaki and former Yale researcher Charles Dela Cruz successfully tested […] Click here to view original web page at medicalxpress.com