By IDSE News Staff
An analysis of more than 10,000 different isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 23 countries found new genes associated with resistance to 13 first- and second-line new and repurposed antibiotics.
Of people with tuberculosis (TB), 85% can be treated successfully with a six-month regimen of drugs. Despite this effectiveness, TB has killed more people than other infectious diseases in recent years, and drug-resistant TB is a continual threat. A better understanding of