MDR & XDR TB

Toxicity reduction of existing drugs


A composition containing resveratrol, a tuberculostatic agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier has been claimed in a patent application[1] which prevents and/or reduces hepatotoxicity associated with a treatment for tuberculosis, reduces the duration of the treatment and avoids the creation of resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.


Key Words:  multidrug resistant tuberculosis, extensively drug resistant tuberculosis, multidrug resistant TB,  extensively drug resistant TB, MDR TB, XDR TB, mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobacterial infection, literature, research, publications, patents.


[1] WO2011130817

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