New treatments for new TB strains.
Since the discovery of penicillin in the 1930s and antituberculous agents a decade later, antimicrobial chemotherapy has advanced tremendously. New generations of older antibiotics and combinations of drugs have resulted in greater efficacy in the treatment of life-threatening infections. Yet multi-drug resistant tuberculosis remains a threat today, particularly in Pennsylvania.
Brennan
P J
PJ
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
MacGregor
R R
RR
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents