Shortening the treatment period has become a top priority within TB research but studies to date have been unsuccessful.
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Antibiotics that were not originally earmarked to treat TB have shown the first signs of effectiveness and could be added to the much-needed arsenal of drugs to fight the deadly disease.
South African scientists have found a way to single out the problematic parts of the bacteria causing TB that results in drug resistance.
African scientists have developed and patented a test for TB that overcomes two major challenges with current methods: it delivers quick results and is much cheaper.
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Head of the Immunology Research Group at the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Postdoctoral research fellow in the MRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Stellenbosch University
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Scientist with the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics and Director of TASK Applied Science, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, SARChI Research Chair in Mycobactomics, Stellenbosch University