News about 'MDR TB'

Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a rapid communication which detailed the upcoming changes to the treatment guidance for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). These guidelines are used to inform national TB programmes globally on how to treat patients with these...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) published a press release on World TB Day 2021 announcing their clinical trial, TB-Practecal , investigating novel treatment for MDR-TB has stopped enrolling earlier than originally planned due to promising results. The trial's independent data safety and monitoring...

**Update: The US FDA Antimicrobial Drug Advisory Committee voted in favor of the NDA 14 to 4 on June 6th, 2019** The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will host the Antimicrobial Drug Advisory Committee on Thursday, June 6th to discuss the new drug application (NDA) involving new...