Showing 258 news articles about Drug-resistant TB

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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).

Interim guidance on the use of bedaquiline to treat MDR-TB

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World Health Organization
13 June 2013

Shortages of Drugs Threaten TB Fight

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Wall Street Journal
6 June 2013

The ongoing problem of tuberculosis in the UK

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The Lancet (editorial)
26 April 2013

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Old Disease – New Threat

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UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis
15 April 2013

The Union offers hope and practical advice on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
21 March 2013

Tuberculosis: Europe’s Ticking Timebomb

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TB Europe Coalition
20 March 2013

World Health Organization and Global Fund cite tuberculosis threat

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World Health Organization
18 March 2013

An Activist’s Guide to Bedaquiline (Sirturo)

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Treatment Action Group
12 March 2013

Ukraine: Curbing the MDR-TB Epidemic in Prisons

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Doctors Without Borders
10 March 2013

Dangerous TB Patient Nabbed On US Border

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Wall Street Journal
3 March 2013

Compassionate use of and expanded access to new drugs for drug-resistant tuberculosis

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Interrnational Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
11 January 2013

New tuberculosis drug trial begins in South Africa

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
11 December 2012