A clue to understanding how the most important drug for tuberculosis works to attack dormant TB bacteria in order to shorten treatment has been found by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The antibiotic Pyrazinamide (PZA) has been used to treat TB since the 1950s, but its mechanisms are the least understood of all TB drugs. The PZA findings may help researchers identify new and more effective drugs not only for TB - which can require ...Thursday 14 August 2014
Manner in Which TB Drug Attacks Its Target Uncovered
A clue to understanding how the most important drug for tuberculosis works to attack dormant TB bacteria in order to shorten treatment has been found by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The antibiotic Pyrazinamide (PZA) has been used to treat TB since the 1950s, but its mechanisms are the least understood of all TB drugs. The PZA findings may help researchers identify new and more effective drugs not only for TB - which can require ...
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