Plant Compound Combats TB Resistance

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Novel Plant-Derived Compound May Be Game-Changer for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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A plant-derived compound was shown in a recent study to kill strains of tuberculosis that were resistant to existing therapies.

Tuberculosis is the second -leading killer of humans from an infectious disease worldwide.

The compound was found in a plant native to North America and was able to suppress dormant TB bacteria from resurfacing and didn’t damage the gut microbiome.

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