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How Can We Overcome The Barriers To Treating Drug-Resistant TB?
July 7, 2008 — Almost 1 in 20 cases of tuberculosis worldwide is resistant to multiple drugs (known as multidrug-resistant TB or MDR-TB) and the World Health Organization has called for a massive scale up in public ... > full story -
Potential Treatment For TB Solves Puzzle
July 3, 2008 — Scientists have uncovered a new target for the potential treatment of TB, finally resolving a long-running debate about how the bacterial cell wall is built. The research, published in Microbiology ... > full story -
New Antibiotic Beats Superbugs At Their Own Game
July 3, 2008 — By targeting the gene that confers resistance to antibiotics, a new drug may be able to finally outwit drug-resistant staph ... > full story -
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TB Outbreaks Can Be Predicted Based On The First Two Cases, Study Shows
July 1, 2008 — Outbreaks of tuberculosis may be able to be identified by looking at certain characteristics of the first two patients, according to new research. If the first two patients are diagnosed within three ... > full story -
Source Of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis Possibly Behind TB Relapses, Intensity Of Treatment
June 11, 2008 — The primary bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow on surfaces and that drug-tolerant strains flourish in these bacterial communities, according to new research in Molecular Microbiology. The findings ... > full story -
US Soldiers In High-Tuberculosis Areas Face New Epidemic: False Positives
May 30, 2008 — US Army service members are increasingly deployed in regions of the world where tuberculosis is rampant, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and the military now faces a growing medical problem. But it is ... > full story -
Tuberculosis Not The Only Risk From New Immunological Drugs
May 20, 2008 — A new survey cautions physicians that drugs commonly prescribed for patients suffering from immunological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease may carry risks of ... > full story -
Latent TB Treatment Saves Time, Money, And Lives
May 20, 2008 — A new way to treat patients with latent tuberculosis, who are infected with TB but without symptoms, can effectively treat it in less than half the time and at a lower cost than the current standard ... > full story -
Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube Dramatically Reduces Resistant Infections
May 19, 2008 — A silver-coated endotracheal tube may reduce infections with highly resistant bacteria over traditional tubes by nearly half, according to the results of a large randomized ... > full story -
Air Pollution, Smoking Affect Latent Tuberculosis
May 13, 2008 — A toxic gas present in air pollution and tobacco smoke plays a significant role in triggering tuberculosis infection, according to a new study. The study shows for the first time how carbon monoxide ... > full story
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