Hunting for Tuberculosis’ Most Vulnerable Genes
A new study helps explain why target-based antibiotics for tuberculosis have had so much trouble getting off the ground.
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Increased Mortality Risk for COVID-19 Patients with Tuberculosis, HIV
A study of more than 22,000 people in South Africa found that patients with tuberculosis or HIV had a greater risk of death from COVID-19 compared to non-TB/non-HIV COVID-19 patients.
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WHO: 7 Million People Diagnosed and Treated for TB in 2018
Seven million people were diagnosed and treated for tuberculosis in 2018 — a more than 9%...
New Approach for Tuberculosis Drugs
Researchers are developing a new model for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis drugs using the molecular structure of pyridomycin.
Read MoreSpace-Tested Fluid Flow Concept Advances Infectious Disease Diagnoses
A new device uses the space-tested concept of capillary flow to diagnose infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
Read MoreTuberculosis Drug Could Treat Broad Spectrum Of Diseases
A drug under clinical trials to treat tuberculosis could be the basis for a class of broad-spectrum drugs that act against various bacteria, fungal infections and parasites, yet evade resistance,
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One Million Children Suffer from TB Annually – Double Previous Estimates
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School estimate the number of childhood TB cases is double previous estimates: about 1 million annually with 32,000 suffering from multidrug-resistant TB.
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China Halves Tuberculosis Prevalence In Just 20 Years
TB rates in the country fell from 170 to 59 per 100,000 people after increased awareness of the directly observed, treatment short-course (DOTS) tuberculosis control strategy, according to researchers.
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Delamanid May Reduce Mortality for MDR-TB, XDR-TB
Research suggests a drug called delamanid could have a public health benefit for MDR-TB and also for XDR-TB.
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Doctors Without Borders Stress Immediate TB Drug Development
Researchers argue that a lack of candidate compounds is “cause for alarm,” given the global emergence of strains of TB that are resistant to current drugs.
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No Significant Health Threat from Immigrants Carrying Tuberculosis
Immigrants from countries with high rates of tuberculosis who move to countries of low TB incidence do not pose a public health threat to native citizens.
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Tuberculosis: The White Shadow Stalks Healthcare Workers into the 21st Century
Protecting healthcare workers from tuberculosis.
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Drug-Resistant Pathogens: Mechanisms of Resistance and Emerging Strains
Every year 160 million prescriptions for antibiotics are written in the United States, nearly 30 prescriptions per 100 persons. Probably half are inappropriate.
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