New drug uses immune system to wipe out deadly bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are among those targeted by new 'immunobiotic'

Scientists have created a new drug that hunts down and eliminates deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria by engaging the body's natural defences.

Researchers at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania fused part of an existing antibiotic with a molecule that attracts antibodies unleashed by the immune system to fight invaders such as bacteria.