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Restocking the tuberculosis drug arsenal

After many lean years, important progress has been made in updating the anti-tuberculosis drug armamentarium; a new drug that targets bacterial protein synthesis is one of several that could help transform the treatment of this neglected and deadly disease.

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Fig. 1: Timeline of tuberculosis treatments.

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Nuermberger, E.L., Chaisson, R.E. Restocking the tuberculosis drug arsenal. Nat Med 30, 642–643 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02840-y

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