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Despite the tremendous efficacy of the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) which can cure the disease in 6 months and resulted in the dramatic reduction of patient sufferings from TB, the success of TB treatment has been hampered by the development of resistance to existing drugs in numerous part of the world [1]. This, in turn, has reactivated research on drugs active against TB (Table 7.1), on vaccines safer and more efficacious than BCG, and on host-directed therapies. The current chapter is providing a summary of the state of the art in these fields [2].

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Lamichhane, G., Grosset, J.H. (2017). Emerging Therapies. In: Grosset, J., Chaisson, R. (eds) Handbook of Tuberculosis. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26273-4_7

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