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These ARBs are unlikely to be able to prevent even chromosomal resistance because resistance emergence is effectively appearing to the one old antibiotic alone. If, however, the ARB has some antibacterial activity in its own right, such as HT61 [63], mutants that arise to the old antibiotic can be killed by the ARB, and thus the combination may be able to prevent the emergence of chromosomally mediated resistance. Could ARBs be used to reduce the dose of old antibiotics against sensitive bacterial strains, and so decrease the incidence of toxic side effects?
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