Common antibiotic found useful in accelerating recovery in tuberculosis patients

Researchers have discovered that the use of a common antibiotic, doxycycline, in combination with TB drug treatment, reduces the size of lung cavities and accelerates markers of lung recovery. This was done in a trial with 30 pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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