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A drug commonly used to beat severe fungal infections can make flu far worse, animal studies suggest.
The effects in people are still uncertain, but doctors have called for it to be assessed "urgently".
The medicine, Amphotericin B, is given to people needing chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant.
The findings, in the journal Cell Reports, showed the drug interfered with the way the body defended itself against flu.
Previous research had shown that the protein IFITM3 makes it harder for a flu virus to infect the body.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25034524
The effects in people are still uncertain, but doctors have called for it to be assessed "urgently".
The medicine, Amphotericin B, is given to people needing chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant.
The findings, in the journal Cell Reports, showed the drug interfered with the way the body defended itself against flu.
Previous research had shown that the protein IFITM3 makes it harder for a flu virus to infect the body.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25034524