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that it will be replaced in the near future by other antibiotics because it has specific applications and is so inexpensive and available, especially in poor countries. While aspirin shows promise, and he hopes that health care providers pair it with gentamicin, he also notes it is not yet the perfect solution because of the potential side effects of aspirin, including gastric bleeding. And he notes that this is an off-label use of aspirin, which may inhibit some practitioners from giving it to patients in such instances.

He hopes that further studies will lead to the development of new and safer antibiotics, or another drug that can be paired with gentamicin that has fewer side effects than aspirin. He and Sha are exploring partnerships with other countries to conduct future research.

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26-Apr-2006

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