6 Apr 2023

New break through treating antibiotic resistant tuberculosis

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 6 April 2023

Exciting news out from the University of Otago today, researchers have discovered new ways to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is one of the worlds most deadly infectious diseases, it was number one before COVID-19 knocked it off the top spot,

And drug resistant strains of tuberculosis make it more deadly

Dr Matthew McNeill, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago talks to Jesse about their discovery.

Tuberculosis

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