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A novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients – EurekAlert
A phase III clinical trial led by an investigator at the Medical University of South Carolina found that a novel four-month regimen was just as effective at treating…
IMAGE: Dr. Susan Dorman, pictured here in her laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina, led the trial of the novel TB treatment.
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Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly infection that occurs in every part of the world. The standard treatment for TB, a six-month multidrug regimen, has not changed in more than 40 years. Patients can find it difficult to complete the lengthy regimen, making it more likely that treatment resistance…
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