Critical review of the (L.) Dunal: ethnobotany, pharmacological efficacy, and commercialization significance in Africa.

Background: (L.) Dunal () is a herb commonly known by its English name as Winter Cherry. Africa is indigenous to many medicinal plants and natural products.

A recombinant selective drug-resistant M. bovis BCG enhances the bactericidal activity of a second-line anti-tuberculosis regimen.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) poses a new threat to global health; to improve the treatment outcome, therapeutic vaccines are considered the best chemotherapy adjuvants. Unfortunately, there is no therapeutic vaccine approved against DR-TB. Our study assessed the therapeutic efficacy of a recombinant drug-resistant BCG (RdrBCG) vaccine in DR-TB.

Microbial, phytochemical, toxicity analyses and antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant bacteria of some traditional remedies sold in Buea Southwest Cameroon.

Background: Traditional medicine remedies are commonly used for treatment of diverse ailments including bacterial infections. The activity against resistant bacteria and safety of some remedies sold as anti-infective treatments in market places in Buea, Southwest Cameroon were investigated as potential alternative treatment to counter increasing antibiotic resistance.

Methods: Ten remedies were purchased, their components documented and microbial load estimated.