What are some future treatments for tb?

Question

i need to know some future treatments for tb what is being developed at the minute because i need it for my school assignment and i cannot find this anywhere. :P thanks

Answer 1

It is difficult to find because if it's being developed, then it's still in the investigational phase. So you can try searching on Clinical Trials for mycobacteria tuberculosis (tb, or mtb). It is likely to be a new type of antibiotic, so you can search on antibiotic and tuberculosis.

Answer 2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/spec...

Answer 3

There is currently some evidence from animal and clinical studies  that suggests that MXF-containing regimens (moxifloxacin) as short as four months may be as effective as six months of conventional therapy.

Bayer is currently running a Phase II trial in collaboration with the "TB Alliance" (see below for more info) to evaluate shorter treatment regimens for TB; encouragingly, Bayer have also promised that if the trials are successful, Bayer will make moxifloxacin affordable and accessible in countries that need it.

The following drugs are experimental compounds that are not commercially available, but which may be available from the manufacturer as part of a clinical trial or on a compassionate basis. Their efficacy and safety are unknown:

PA-824 (manufactured by PathoGenesis Corporation, Seattle, Washington)

R207910 (under development by Johnson & Johnson)

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TB Alliance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TB_Alliance