Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis arises from the man-made selection of mutants that result from spontaneous chromosomal alterations. Preventing the development of drug-resistant TB ...

can lead to drug efficacy intolerance and the development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Additional factors, including deficiencies in early TB detection, which increase rates of disease ...

Approved in 2012 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), bedaquiline was the first new TB drug in more than 40 years. It works well against multidrug-resistant TB strains, but the ...

Explore the complete guide to tuberculosis, from bacterial causes and early warning signs to modern treatment approaches and ...

A new drug Sirturo has received conditional approval for treatment of pulmonary multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The spread of multi-drug resistant TB is a growing global health problem ...

In 2021 alone, 450,000 people developed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, with treatment success rates dropping to just 57%, according to the World Health Organization. Now, Tulane University ...

Global health experts warn that US retreat from TB prevention programs could lead to a resurgence of the deadliest infectious disease, as seen with a recent case in suburban Illinois.

that are even effective against multidrug resistant gonococci. AQs are substances produced naturally by some bacteria to ward off other naturally occurring bacteria. Building on the idea that "the ...

can lead to drug efficacy intolerance and the development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Additional factors, including deficiencies in early TB detection, which increase rates of disease ...