TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more medicines.

Detection of rifampicin resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lancet 341: 647-650. Torres JM, Criado A, Ruiz M, Llanos AC, Palomares JC, Aznar J 2003. Improved real-time PCR for rapid ...

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and detection of rifampicin resistance in adults with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis ...

This formulation showed a satisfactory drug loading for isoniazid and pyrazinamid, but the incorporation of ethionamide, streptomycin and rifampicin was not successful. [9] ...

TMC207 is a first-in-class anti-TB diarylquinoline (also named R207910 or the 'J' compound) with activity against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB. TMC207 inhibits the proton pump of ...