New anti-tuberculosis drugs in clinical trials with novel mechanisms of action

Tuberculosis is a major health problem worldwide, with approximately 1.7 million people dying annually from the disease. The long current drug regimen, the emergence of drug resistant strains and HIV co-infection have resulted in a resurgence in research efforts to address the urgent need for new an...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rivers, E., Mancera, Ricardo
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41035