A clinical study that began in a research unit in Gqeberha (PE), Eastern Cape, has transformed global treatment of ...

A key TB drug since the 1970s has been rifampicin. But many patients have TB strains that are resistant to it. With the BEAT ...

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A massive analysis of more than 10,000 different Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria isolates from 23 countries has revealed new genes associated with resistance to 13 first- and second-line new and ...

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have been part of two studies in the battle against drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis. Co-author on both studies, Dr.

A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Microbiology Spectrum demonstrates that a novel semi-synthetic compound can be derived from natural compounds to produce potent ...

Across Europe, tuberculosis (TB) is once again raising alarm, particularly the extensively drug-resistant form (XDR-TB), which is proving as deadly as before antibiotics were discovered. A large ...

The largest ever global study of tuberculosis has identified all the mutations conferring resistance to approved antimicrobials, setting the scene for more rational use of drugs, increasing ...

An international consortium analyzed the genetic sequences and antibiotic susceptibility of more than 10,000 global Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. A massive analysis of more than 10,000 ...