PET Scans Reveal Anti-TB Drugs at Work (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences

PET Scans Reveal Anti-TB Drugs at Work

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The image on the left shows 'hot spots' of infection in a patient's lungs before treatment. The image on the right shows the disease improvement after six months of taking the drug linezolid.

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