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    Conceivable new anti-microbial created for drug-resistant pulmonary microorganism

    Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a potential new antibiotic for a pathogen that is notoriously resistant to drugs and often lethal for people with cystic fibrosis and other lung disorders. The pathogen, called Mycobacterium abscessus, is related to some better-known bacterium that causes tuberculosis and leprosy but has recently emerged as