Drug resistant TB 'more severe'
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The problem of multidrug-resistant TB may be even more severe than previously thought, experts warn.
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Preventive antiobiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in children may make subsequent infections more likely to be resistant to drugs, a new study suggests.
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Urgent action is needed to deal with the rise in TB cases after rates in some parts of the UK doubled, doctors say.
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The highly dangerous form of tuberculosis that has infected a man now in quarantine resists almost all drugs used to treat TB, leaving only less effective options.
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Over-prescribing of antibiotics in Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and France is causing high rates of antibiotic resistance," researchers said on Friday.
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Super drug-resistant forms of  tuberculosis are at the tipping point of a global epidemic, and  only small changes are needed to help them spread quickly, U.S.  researchers predicted Sunday.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An international epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis may be more widespread than previously thought, says an article in this week's issue of The Lancet .
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A novel antibiotic that is working well in mice may be the first new drug enlisted in the fight against tuberculosis in 40 years, an international team of researchers said on Thursday.
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JOHANNESBURG, June 22 -- Global health officials on Friday called for a quadrupling of spending to combat highly lethal, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis spreading through Eastern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.
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The death toll from a highly drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis has risen to 74 in South Africa and a health official on Wednesday predicted more casualties from the deadly disease.
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NEW YORK  - An antibiotic-resistant germ is  increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise  healthy children and adults.
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WASHINGTON Dec 9, 2004 - Laboratory tests of a new type of antibiotic suggest it might revolutionize the treatment of tuberculosis, a global killer disease that has become increasingly resistant to current drugs and which is now claiming more than 2
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A novel type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control tuberculosis, and some experts predict it could become the first new drug in 40 years to combat the killer disease effectively.
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The flu virus is becoming resistant to key drugs used to treat it, a study suggests.
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Tuberculosis is currently treated with a cocktail of three drugs that must be taken every day for six to nine months -- an overwhelming commitment that many TB patients do not keep.
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Tuberculosis will kill millions in developing countries unless radical action is taken, an aid organisation has warned.
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Passengers on two trans-Atlantic flights may have been exposed to a man infected with an exceptionally dangerous form of tuberculosis.