{
  "id": 17325001,
  "title": "Enhanced Antimicrobial Potency and Therapeutic Index of a Defined C12 Quaternary Ammonium Compound",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/enhanced-antimicrobial-potency-and-therapeutic-index-of-a-defined-c12",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762901v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) remain a major clinical burden and are complicated by antimicrobial resistance, polymicrobial infections, and biofilm-mediated therapeutic tolerance. Topical antimicrobials can provide localized activity while reducing systemic exposure, but currently available agents are limited by narrow spectra, cytotoxicity, poor antibiofilm activity, and resistance…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}