Tuberculosis is immune to strong antibiotics

• May 2, 2024

A study published in The Lancet details that a group of scientists discovered a new strain of tuberculosis in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, resistant to antibiotics.

In information published by Excelsior , the new strain is resistant to four powerful antibiotics; this slows down progress to prevent the spread of disease Worldwide.

Researchers say that tuberculosis resistant to antibiotics is more difficult to treat and more expensive than the common one, which causes the death of one million 700 thousand deaths a year.

It is ensured that the MDR-TB strain is resistant to at least two first-line antibiotics called isoniazid and rifampin, while XDR-TB is resistant to these drugs in addition to the so-called fluoroquinolone and a second-line injectable drug.

Treat even the tuberculosis Normal is a long process, because patients must ingest a powerful cocktail of antibiotics for six months. However, many do not correctly complete the treatment, a factor that has fueled an increase in drug-resistant forms, as explained in the following video:

Avoid contagion!

The specialists of Angeles Hospitals ensure that tuberculosis can be prevented with a vaccine and a boost of Calmette Guerin, which should be applied during childhood.

This is because tuberculosis is a contagious infection that is generated by a bacterium call mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is in the environment.

If you have symptoms such as persistent cough, constant tiredness, loss of weight , fever , loss of appetite, sweating, shortness of breath, anemia and skin Translucent, visit your doctor to give you a correct diagnosis. And you, do you conclude antibiotic treatment when you get sick or leave it unfinished?

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