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Some strains of tuberculosis (TB) are resistant to several different drugs. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) can usually be treated successfully after identifying which drugs the bacteria are still susceptible to. A strain of TB that is resistant to a larger number of drugs is known as extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB).

TB treatment

WHO launches updated guidance on HIV-associated TB

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World Health Organization
24 May 2024
Drug-resistant TB

Landmark Clinical Trial Redefines Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Options

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Unitaid
15 November 2023
Access to healthcare

Activism delivers unprecedented victories in TB testing and treatment access

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Treatment Action Group
10 November 2023
Access to healthcare

TAG Reacts to J&J Commitment to Not Enforce Patents on Bedaquiline

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Treatment Action Group
3 October 2023
Drug-resistant TB

Johnson & Johnson drops secondary patents for bedaquiline

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CIDRAP
3 October 2023
TB epidemiology

Very poor long-term outcomes for people with TB and HIV in Eastern Europe

News
29 September 2023
Access to healthcare

Major drug company bends in battle over access to key TB treatment

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Science
18 July 2023
Access to healthcare

MSF applauds Indian Patent Office’s rejection of Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to extend monopoly on lifesaving TB drug

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MSF
24 March 2023
TB treatment

India: With daily injections and two years of costly treatment, TB survivors look for a ray of light

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Indian Express
16 January 2023
Drug-resistant TB

Groundbreaking MSF trial finds better treatment for people with drug-resistant tuberculosis

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MSF
21 December 2022
Drug-resistant TB

WHO announces landmark changes in treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

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World Health Organization
19 December 2022
TB treatment

Response to TB treatment trials results published and presented during the 2022 Union World Conference on Lung Health

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TAG
22 November 2022
Drug-resistant TB

Shorter Treatment Regimen for Drug-Resistant TB is More Effective

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Health Policy Watch
9 November 2022
TB treatment

A Breakthrough Tuberculosis Treatment Just Got Safer

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Health Policy Watch
2 September 2022
Drug-resistant TB

Oral six-month treatment for MDR-TB is safe and effective in people with HIV

News
2 August 2022
Drug-resistant TB

Treatment Success Likely for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis During Pregnancy

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Infectious Disease Advisor
21 July 2022
Drug-resistant TB

Shorter, simpler DR-TB regimen expected later this year

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Spotlight
22 June 2022
Drug-resistant TB

Rapid communication: Key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

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World Health Organization
4 May 2022
Access to healthcare

Ukraine’s ‘Model’ TB Programme Destroyed by War, as Global TB Response Faces ‘Disastrous’ Funds Shortfall

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Health Policy Watch
23 March 2022
Drug-resistant TB

Fewer Pills Plus Shorter Time: New Way to Control Drug-Resistant TB?

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MedPage Today
21 February 2022
Drug-resistant TB

EXCELLENT NEWS: MSF TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial finds short, effective and safe drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment

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MSF
20 October 2021
Drug-resistant TB

TB in Persons with HIV in South Africa Increasingly Rifampicin-Resistant

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Contagion Live
31 August 2021
Drug-resistant TB

Shorter, less toxic treatment for highly drug-resistant TB cures nine out of ten

News
21 July 2021
Drug-resistant TB

US: Prevalence of transmitted resistance to common HIV drugs remains stable

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Healio
21 July 2021