New Antibiotic Could Be a Breakthrough in Treatment for Killer TB, Trial Suggests (theguardian.com)
(Wednesday November 19, 2025 @05:45PM (msmash)
from the encouraging-signs dept.)
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- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/19/1820223/new-antibiotic-could-be-a-breakthrough-in-treatment-for-killer-tb-trial-suggests
- Source link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/19/new-drug-could-be-breakthrough-killer-tb-tuberculosis-sorfequiline
A new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to treat the disease by months, trial results suggest. The Guardian:
> Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it. In its annual report on tuberculosis, launched last week, the World Health Organization said it remained a "major global public-health problem" and the leading infectious cause of death. [...] Sorfequiline, a new antibiotic, [1]showed stronger action against the deadly bacteria than existing treatments , with a comparable safety profile, researchers from the TB Alliance told the Union Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
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> The trial involved 309 people across 22 sites in South Africa, the Philippines, Georgia, Tanzania and Uganda, with different dose regimens. All participants had "drug-sensitive" tuberculosis, meaning a standard cocktail of drugs can safely treat them but researchers believe TB infections that are resistant to standard treatment could also be helped. The trial suggested a sorfequiline-based regimen could be used for anyone testing positive, said Dr Maria Beumont, vice-president of TB Alliance.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/19/new-drug-could-be-breakthrough-killer-tb-tuberculosis-sorfequiline
> Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it. In its annual report on tuberculosis, launched last week, the World Health Organization said it remained a "major global public-health problem" and the leading infectious cause of death. [...] Sorfequiline, a new antibiotic, [1]showed stronger action against the deadly bacteria than existing treatments , with a comparable safety profile, researchers from the TB Alliance told the Union Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
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> The trial involved 309 people across 22 sites in South Africa, the Philippines, Georgia, Tanzania and Uganda, with different dose regimens. All participants had "drug-sensitive" tuberculosis, meaning a standard cocktail of drugs can safely treat them but researchers believe TB infections that are resistant to standard treatment could also be helped. The trial suggested a sorfequiline-based regimen could be used for anyone testing positive, said Dr Maria Beumont, vice-president of TB Alliance.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/19/new-drug-could-be-breakthrough-killer-tb-tuberculosis-sorfequiline
Mom's of the world will prevent it. (Score:1)
by MIPSPro ( 10156657 )
Mom's will demand it to treat their kids runny nose. Hand soap makers will use it to create "antibacterial" soap. Cattle yards will give it as a prophylactic. It'll be effective for about the next 15 minutes.
That's what got Arthur (Score:1)
by Talon0ne ( 10115958 )
I thought TB was only relevant in RDR2... It's a hell of a thing.
Great (Score:2)
I'll demand that one when I have a flu and only take 2 doses and mix it the rest with cattle food to make them grow 0.5% faster.
Re: (Score:2)
Ehh, get in line, I need to feed it to my cows first and spray my crops with it for good measure.