Novel Glycopolymer Eradicates Antibiotic- and CCCP-Induced Persister Cells in .

Antibiotic treatments often fail to completely eradicate a bacterial infection, leaving behind an antibiotic-tolerant subpopulation of intact bacterial cells called persisters. Persisters are considered a major cause for treatment failure and are thought to greatly contribute to the recalcitrance of chronic infections. infections are commonly associated with elevated levels of drug-tolerant persister cells, posing a serious threat to human health.