Current Advances in Antitubercular Drug Discovery: Potent Prototypes and New Targets
Current Advances in Antitubercular Drug Discovery: Potent Prototypes and New Targets
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DOI:
10.2174/0929867322666150818103836
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
dos Santos, Jean Leandro
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作者:
dos Santos Fernandes, Guilherme Felipe;Jornada, Daniela Hartmann;dos Santos, Jean Leandro
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacterium of the Mycobacterium genus, mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). The World Health Organization aims to substantially reduce the number of cases in the coming years; however, the increased number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extremely drug-resistant (XDR) forms of the bacterium and the lack of treatment for latent tuberculosis are challenges to be overcome. In this review, we have identified the most potent compounds described in the literature during recent years with MIC values