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Bedaquiline: the first new drug in decades to treat TB is now available in South Africa

Bedaquiline: the first new drug in decades to treat TB is now available in South Africa
       



For the first time in 40 years a new anti-tuberculosis drug with a novel mechanism of action has become available. Bedaquiline (BDQ) is a dia-rylquinoline antimycobacterial drug and specifically inhibits mycobacterial adenosine triphosphate syn-thase.

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