DECODING BIOFILM RECALCITRANCE: SYNERGISTIC TARGETING OF RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS WITH N-ACETYLCYSTEINE AND ETHNOMEDICINAL PHYTOCHEMICALS
Lower respiratory tract infections pose a formidable global health burden due to hyperviscous mucus accumulation, escalating antimicrobial resistance, and the formation of recalcitrant bacterial biofilms. While N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is routinely prescribed in clinical practice as a mucolytic agent, emerging pharmacolo...