article_snippet: an infection can usually be treated with antibiotics but sometimes patients need more complex treatment, including further surgery.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, a team at the University of South Florida has developed a new antibiotic to fight the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, which kills thousands of people worldwide each year.
article_snippet: The bug is a form of Staphylococcus aureus which does not respond to the usual antibiotics.
article_snippet: The new treatment is based on a class of drugs called quinazolines, which have been used in treating malaria and cancer.
article_snippet: malaria and cancer have recently been shown to act on bacteria, too. '
article_snippet: In recent years, MRSA has become resistant to vancomycin, our most valuable treatment option against staphylococcal infections,' said Dr Lindsey N. Shaw, whose team developed the new drugs. '
article_snippet: Bacterial disease remains the second-leading cause of death globally, especially among children and the elderly. '
article_snippet: We need new drugs to fight these infections.'