Screening of TB Actives for Activity against Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Delivers High Hit Rates

Screening of TB Actives for Activity against Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Delivers High Hit Rates

The prevalence of lung disease due to infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been increasing and surpassed tuberculosis (TB) in some countries. Treatment outcomes are often unsatisfactory, highlighting an urgent need for new anti-NTM medications. Although NTM in general do not respond...

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Main Authors: Jian Liang Low, Mu-Lu Wu, Dinah Binte Aziz, Benoît Laleu, Thomas Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
pathogen box
NTM
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium abscessus
drug screening
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01539/full

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