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Jul 18, 2013

Jul 18, 2013

News Scan for Jul 18, 2013

TB in Wisconsin
Salmonella in tree nuts
Two more hepatitis outbreak cases

Jun 13, 2013

Jun 13, 2013

News Scan for Jun 13, 2013

Drug for MDR-TB
Doxycycline shortage
Compounding pharmacy probe
Polio in Somalia and Kenya

Dec 31, 2012

Dec 31, 2012

FDA approves first med for multidrug-resistant TB

(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced its approval of Sirturo (bedaquiline), the first drug developed specifically to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), saying it must be used in combination with other TB medications.

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