Tuberculosis
DNA technology may impede MDR-TB progress – SA Health Department
The National Department of Health plans to use DNA technology to test whether the genetic make-up of TB germs has changed in such a...
Blood test could ID unwitting TB carriers – global study
Scientists say they are close to developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis unknowingly, after discovering a group...
Clinical trial reveals 'breakthrough' treatment options for MDR-TB
Clinical trial results presented at the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris last week provided evidence to support the use of four...
Common drug slashes risk of MDR-TB – SA-led study
A cheap, commonly available antibiotic pill halves the risk of people exposed to drug-resistant TB from contracting the particularly deadly strain of the disease,...