A new drug called bedaquiline cured the drug-resistant tuberculosis (XXDR TB) in a HIV positive patient in Mumbai.
Diet in Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis Diet
Patients with tuberculosis should eat a healthy diet so that they build up their immunity to fight against tuberculosis.
Patients with tuberculosis should eat a healthy diet so that they build up their immunity to fight against tuberculosis.
Dr Minni Khetrapal, TB officer, said, “Apart from them, we have 374 patients who suffered from MDR (multi-drug resistant TB) and XDR (extensively drug-resistant TB) in the last three years but have been cured.”
Dr.Udwadia, said, “The HIV-positive tailor who suffered TB for three years was resistant to 12 anti-TB medicines, he got cured due to a new drug called bedaquiline.”
New Approach Discovered to Beat Tuberculosis
Scientists from Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with new strategies in order to beat tuberculosis.
Scientists from Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with new strategies in order to beat tuberculosis.
Researchers Identify Key to Tuberculosis Resistance
The cascade of events leading to bacterial infection and the immune response is mostly understood. But, the molecular mechanisms underlying the immune response to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis have remained a mystery.
The cascade of events leading to bacterial infection and the immune response is mostly understood. But, the molecular mechanisms underlying the immune response to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis have remained a mystery.
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Majority Eastern Europe Still Affected by Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis continues to threaten the health of most of Europe and Central Asia; reports say almost 1,000 people still contract it daily.
Tuberculosis continues to threaten the health of most of Europe and Central Asia; reports say almost 1,000 people still contract it daily.
