Strengthening the U.S. Approach to Tuberculosis Research and Development

In recent years, important gains in tuberculosis (TB) discovery research, product t development, and implementation science have raised hopes that some of the enduring scientific challenges of TB control are surmountable, step by step. New diagnostic, treatment, and prevention tools in the field and in the research and development (R&D) pipeline hold the promise of significantly strengthening TB control as high-burden countries themselves improve their health systems.

Peter Small and Seth Gannon