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Pitt phage hunter takes on tuberculosis

that leads to such difficult, prolonged treatment," said Hatfull, who also codirects the Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute.

"An ideal scenario would be to develop drugs that would allow TB to be treated over a much shorter period of time," he added. "Shortening the treatment would lead not only to more effective and simple control of the disease, but also would cut down on the development of drug-resistant organisms."


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Contact: Karen Hoffmann
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412-624-4356
University of Pittsburgh
11-Jul-2006


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