Physicists have now found a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps to find the bacteria and evaluate their resistance to antibiotics without damaging the biological material. The study was carried out at the Immanuel Kant Baltic State University and the results of the first trial of the method were published in Data in Brief. Tuberculosis remains one of the main causes of death in the world. According to the World Health Organization over 1.5 million people died of it in 2017. Each year the number of those infected