1. Faster Detection of TB May Be on the Horizon - US News and World Report
Study reports high success rate for new test, with results in a day

2. New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment - US News and World Report
Less time to completion may boost patient compliance, outcomes, researchers say

3. Treating Tuberculosis - US News and World Report
Both latent TB infection and active TB disease are treated with antibiotics.

4. Disseminated tuberculosis : Treatment  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The goal of treatment is to cure the infection with antitubercular drugs. These drugs include:AmikacinEthambutolEthionamideIsoniazid (INH)MoxifloxacinPara-aminosalicylic acid (PAS)StreptomycinDaily oral doses are continued for 1 year or longer. • Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

5. Tuberculosis : Treatment  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Because of the nature of tuberculosis, the disease should never be treated by alternative methods alone. Alternative treatments can help support healing, but treatment of TB must include drugs and will require the care of a physician. • Author: Amy Cooper, Teresa G. Odle, Rebecca J. Frey PhD