Drug-resistant TB is placing huge burdens on the hospitals in Balti, the second-largest city in Moldova, says Veaceslav Batir, the head of the health department there.

The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile ...

There were an estimated 490,000 new cases of drug-resistant TB in 2016. Tuberculosis, a lung disease most often transmitted by breathing infected particles in the air, is the ninth leading cause ...

By targeting a previously unexploited metabolic pathway essential for bacterial survival, the drug candidate may offer the potential to develop safer, shorter and more effective treatment regimens ...

The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile ...

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an increasingly common disease, describing 1 in 5 cases of TB. We review the causes, types, and treatment options.

Researchers have identified two new drug families that block a key tuberculosis (TB) enzyme, offering hope for novel ...

Drug-resistant TB is a "time bomb," said Dr. Masae Kawamura, who heads the Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center in San Francisco, "a manmade problem that is costly, ...

Tuberculosis in mice can be cured much faster than normal by simply tweaking the standard regimen of antibiotics, new research shows. Scientists reduced treatment time in mice by up to 75 percent ...

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis kills nearly half its victims, even when treated with second-line drugs. Patients can beat it, but the road isn’t easy. Full Episode. Tuesday, Jun 11.

The Puducherry administration is conducting enforcement raids on private drug retailers defying a ban on anti-TB drug sales.

Doctors are tracking at least a dozen cases of “totally drug-resistant” tuberculosis in India. How did the resistant strains develop, and how will public health officials respond? Dr. Otto ...