Only four out of 10 patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Europe achieved successful treatment outcomes, a rate markedly lower than that for other forms of drug-resistant TB ...

A new study by scientists at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has revealed the presence of a dangerous drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana. The ...

Some patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis could benefit from a shorter treatment with fewer drugs, while others may warrant more aggressive therapy, according to the findings of a new ...

AMES, Iowa – Edward Yu took note of the facts – nearly 2 million deaths each year, 9 million infected each year, developments of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and now totally ...

Experts have told Medscape News Europe that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is emerging as a serious threat in Europe, describing it as a “quietly growing monster” that could ...

A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin taken once-daily for six months substantially reduced the risk of developing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three all-oral 9-month treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis were found to be noninferior to standard ...

Tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, a challenge amplified by drug-resistant forms of the disease. Now, in a major step forward, an international clinical trial ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Robert Daniels has been locked up indefinitely, perhaps for the rest of his life, since last July. But he has not been charged with a crime. 'I'm being treated worse than an inmate.' —Resistant TB ...