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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 | EN

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.

17 July 2008 | EN | 中文
Source: PLoS Medicine


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 | EN

'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 | EN