The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed: A woman with her treatment regime for extensively drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. MSFThe informal settlement of Khayelitsha in Cape Town is the latest site of a multi country trial that aims to transform the treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The endTB clinic was officially … [Read more...] about The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed | The Conversation
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SA News: Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise?
Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise?: A new study of more than 400 patients in South Africa finds, unfortunately, that the answer appears to be the later. Airborne transmission is the driving force behind a spike in extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa, according to ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews AFRICA’S EXPANDING MIDDLE … [Read more...] about SA News: Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise?
How DNA holds the key to improving drug-resistant TB treatment | The Conversation
ShutterstockTuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world. It is caused by a bacteria that infects and gradually destroys the lungs, and is transmitted by saliva, spread through coughing. More people die from TB than from HIV/AIDS. Despite this, there is currently no effective vaccine against TB, and most of the drugs that we use to treat it were … [Read more...] about How DNA holds the key to improving drug-resistant TB treatment | The Conversation
