Drug Trends
New Tuberculosis Antibiotic May Shorten Treatment Time, Fight Drug-resistant Strains
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Posted on Dec 21, 2004, 5 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
A new antibiotic shows promise, thus far in mice, for treating tuberculosis much faster than current drugs do, scientists report. Additional evidence indicates that the antibiotic may work against multidrug-resistant strains of the tuberculosis bug. Studies in healthy human volunteers have indicated that the drug is safe for humans to take, and further human studies are currently underway.
A new antibiotic shows promise, thus far in mice, for treating tuberculosis much faster than current drugs do, scientists report. Additional evidence indicates that the antibiotic may work against multidrug-resistant strains of the tuberculosis bug. Studies in healthy human volunteers have indicated that the drug is safe for humans to take, and further human studies are currently underway.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220032825.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220032825.htm
