Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

More effective medication for HIV and MDR-TB

Patients with both HIV and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can now receive better-balanced medication. This may shorten the treatment duration for MDR-TB and reduce the many side effects associated with current ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Simulated patient study sheds new light on antibiotic use in India

As a result of the overuse or misuse of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world's largest consumer of antibiotics ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists explain why Russian tuberculosis is the most infectious

A collaborative of Russian researchers conducted a large-scale analysis of the proteins and genomes of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that are common in Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union and found features ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Faster detection of pathogens in the lungs

What used to take several weeks is now possible in two days: Thanks to new molecular-based methods, mycobacterial pathogens that cause pulmonary infections or tuberculosis can now be detected much more quickly. Time-consuming ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Uncovering new treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis

For most Australians tuberculosis is a disease of yesteryear, but leading immunologists from UTS and India's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are partnering to combat what they call a future health crisis.

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