New approach to identify faster, more effective TB drug treatment regimensTuberculosis is a potentially deadly though curable disease. Each year about 10 million people develop active cases, and 1.6 million people die. In addition, about 1.7 billion people around the world are infected with TB bacteria, which can lie dormant for weeks to years, then become active and cause disease in up to 10 percent of those who are infected.
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New approach to identify faster, more effective TB drug treatment regimens