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Ceftazidime-avibactam has potent sterilizing activity against highly drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Science advances - 1 Aug 2017
Deshpande Devyani, Srivastava Shashikant, Chapagain Moti, Magombedze Gesham, Martin Katherine R, Cirrincione Kayle N, Lee Pooi S, Koeuth Thearith, Dheda Keertan, Gumbo Tawanda
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There are currently many patients with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Ongoing transmission of the highly drug-resistant strains and high mortality despite treatment remain problematic. The current strategy of drug discovery and development takes up to a decade to bring a new drug to clinical use. We embarked on a strategy to screen all antibiotics in current use and examined them...
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