Medical Xpress: Can TB Treatment Be Safely Shortened? New Studies Look Inside the Lungs for Answers

13 February 2026

Medical Xpress news story

For decades, TB patients have been prescribed a multidrug regimen lasting approximately six months. This “one-size-fits-all” approach keeps most people tied to treatment longer than necessary. Yet it also ensures that a minority of patients susceptible to relapse will be cured.

In two studies — one involving an animal model and the other a cohort of 704 patients — scientists asked whether the standard TB treatment regimen lasting half a year could be streamlined by shaving off a couple of months.

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Source: Medical Xpress