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Some strains of tuberculosis (TB) are resistant to several different drugs. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) can usually be treated successfully after identifying which drugs the bacteria are still susceptible to. A strain of TB that is resistant to a larger number of drugs is known as extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB).

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New tuberculosis therapy could be more potent than current treatments

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UCLA
26 January 2017
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The Medicines Patent Pool Announces First Licence for Tuberculosis Treatment

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Medicines Patent Pool
25 January 2017
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Indian Woman Wins Right to Use Last-Resort Tuberculosis Drug

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Wall Street Journal (blog)
24 January 2017
TB transmission & prevention

Person-to-person contact may cause most drug-resistant TB cases

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Reuters
23 January 2017
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Early data indicates new regimen represents reprieve for patients with XDR TB

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Science Speaks
31 October 2016
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Final data backs early findings, WHO recommendations, showing shorter MDR TB treatment course working better

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Science Speaks
26 October 2016
Drug-resistant TB

Access: MSF reports on use of the new tuberculosis drugs bedaquiline and delamanid

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
26 October 2016
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Global pledge to stamp out drug-resistant infections

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BBC Health
21 September 2016
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Without Success in India, We'll Never Control Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Anywhere

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Forbes
1 September 2016
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HIV is not a super-spreader of drug-resistant tuberculosis

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EurekAlert (press release)
9 August 2016
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Frequently asked questions about the implementation of the new WHO recommendation on the use of the shorter MDR-TB regimen

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World Health Organization
15 June 2016
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The Worst Superbug? Tuberculosis

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Huffington Post UK
20 May 2016
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Rapid diagnostic test and shorter, cheaper treatment signal new hope for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients

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World Health Organization
12 May 2016
Drug-resistant TB

STREAM clinical study first to include bedaquiline to test shortened treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant III in Phase III trial

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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
18 April 2016
Drug-resistant TB

Battling TB and other outbreaks “staff, stuff, space, and systems ” still lacking

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Science Speaks
24 March 2016
Drug-resistant TB

Just 2% of people with the severest cases of drug-resistant TB currently have access to new, more effective treatments

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Médecins Sans Frontières
24 March 2016
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USAID announces new partnerships to combat MDR-TB

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Science Speaks
13 January 2016
Drug-resistant TB

Did poor bedside manner cause the rise of multidrug-resistant TB?

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Devex
12 January 2016
Drug-resistant TB

TAG’s Response to the U.S. Action Plan for Combating Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis

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Treatment Action Group
11 January 2016
Drug-resistant TB

First new TB drugs in half a century reach just 2% of people who need them

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MSF
4 December 2015
Drug-resistant TB

New cohort study shows promise of dramatically shorter treatment option for multidrug - resistant TB

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46th Union World Conference on Lung Health
3 December 2015
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New survey shows outdated TB policies and practices risking further spread of drug-resistant TB

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MSF
3 December 2015
Drug-resistant TB

Bulk of world’s MDR-TB cases undiagnosed – WHO

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Health-E News
28 October 2015
Pharmaceutical industry

Nonprofit Gets Back Drug and Reverses 18-Fold Increase in Price

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Bloomberg
22 September 2015