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New Breakthrough Tuberculosis Drug Has Colorado Connections

by KREX News Room
by Kristina Kuestner

Story Created: Jan 3, 2013 at 10:39 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 3, 2013 at 11:46 PM MDT

FORT COLLINS, Colo.- Scientists at Colorado State University played a major part in the first new tuberculosis drug approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 40 years.

In a press release issued by the university Thursday, in 2007, the CSU Research Team and Johnson and Johnson discovered that bedaquilline showed fast acting, highly effective treatment of tuberculosis.

University officials say Colorado State is known internationally for its tuberculosis research programs.

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