MRSA Notes

TB Alliance and Bayer Launch Historic Global Drug Trials for Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects one-third of the world’s population, resulting in nine million new cases of active TB and two million deaths each year. Public health experts note that a shorter TB regimen would help ease the economic burden, estimated at $16 billion a year, and enable healthcare workers to treat more patients. A shorter protocol could also reduce side effects, improve patient adherence to therapy, and save lives. When patients complete treatment successfully, there is a lower chance of relapse and the emergence of drug resistance.