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With increasing resistance to existing antibiotics, developing countries face a serious challenge in safeguarding their populations' health against killer diseases such as TB and typhoid fever.
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Opinions and Analysis
BioMed Analysis: Joining forces against TB
A partnership involving the US Food and Drug Administration may speed up delivery of new tuberculosis drug combinations, says Priya Shetty.
19 March 2010
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Drug-resistant TB needs massive research increase
Multidrug-resistant TB needs more research to equip healthcare workers with the right tools, write Frank G. J. Cobelens and colleagues.
News and Features
Novel TB research strategy could boost drug delivery
Drug therapies for tuberculosis could emerge four times faster than normal, thanks to a new approach that pools research.
19 March 2010
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'Test and treat' HIV strategy could backfire
A 'test and treat' HIV strategy being explored by the WHO could increase the spread of drug-resistant strains, a model predicts.
14 January 2010
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African killer is a new Salmonella strain
3 December 2009
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Bacterial infection spreading in Colombia
17 October 2009
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