A compound extracted from garlic is effective against even the most antibiotic-resistant strains of MRSA, the ‘hospital superbug’ that now kills thousands of patients in the UK each year, reports a British researcher. Microbiologist Dr Ron Cutler, based at the University of East London, claims that the garlic compound allicin not only kills established varieties of MRSA, but also destroys the new generation of ‘super-superbugs’ that have evolved resistance to Vancomycin and Glycopeptides, the powerful antibiotics widely considered to be the last line of defence against MRSA.
