Abstract:Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in developing countries one of the leading cause of deaths due to infectious disease in the world. Drug treatment had being successful with anti-tubercular drugs available, but Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) are serious forms of TB which have emerged as real concern. Bedaquiline (TMC-207 or R207910), is a new anti TB agent been approved as a part of drug regimen therapy in pulmonary MDR-TB. Bedaquiline acts on ene… Show more
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