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Man With Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection Saved by Old UTI Drug

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An old drug used to treat urinary tract infections may have a new trick up its sleeve. In a recent case report, doctors in California say they used it to stop a brain-eating infection caused by an amoeba. Though the infection is very rare, it’s almost always fatal.

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Source: gizmodo.com