Methods: Extrapulmonary specimens received from referring hospitals were decontaminated
and cultured using standard procedures. Drug susceptibility testing (DST) for …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading killer among infectious diseases of humans worldwide.
Delayed diagnosis is a crucial problem in global TB control programs. Bacteriological …

Pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms (MTBC) primarily cause
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); however, MTBC are also capable of causing disease in …

The Indian Revised National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme uses thrice-weekly
treatment with standard drug dosages. The role of plasma drug levels and other factors in …

FNDR-20081 [4-{4-[5-(4-Isopropyl-phenyl)- [1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-ylmethyl]-piperazin-1-yl}-7-pyridin-3-yl-quinoline]
is a novel, first in class anti-tubercular pre-clinical candidate against …

Poor aqueous solubility is the major problem encountered with formulation of new bioactive
chemical entities. In the present study, we report the synthesis and evaluation of inclusion …

The luciferase reporter phages (LRP) show great promise for diagnostic mycobacteriology.
Though conventional constructs developed from lytic phages such as D29 and TM4 are …

Novel anti-tuberculosis drugs are essential to manage drug-resistant tuberculosis, caused
by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We recently reported the antimycobacterial activity of …

In the last few years, the demand for the tremendous therapeutic applications of indigenous
probiotic bacteria from diversified fermented food products has surged. In view of this, the …

Quercetin and rutin, two flavonoids were examined for antimycobacterial activities against M.
tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294). The quercetin exhibited (99.30 ± 0.268%) in (LRP) …