‘Game changer’ tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10
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PARIS, France -- A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday as a «game changer» in the fight against the global killer. Doctors in Belarus -- a coun‘Game changer’ tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10
PARIS, France -- A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday as a «game changer» in the fight against the global killer. Doctors in Belarus -- a country with one of the highest rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the world -- spent months treating patients with a new drug, bedaquiline, alongside other antibiotics. The results, seen exclusively by AFP, were startling: Of the 181 patients given the new drug, 168 were totally cured. The World Health Organization says currently only 55 percent of people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are successfully treated. The Bel...Keep on reading: ‘Game changer’ tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10 Read more