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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954548003321

Autore

de Souza Marcus V. N

Titolo

Tuberculosis treatment : the search for new drugs / / Marcus V.N. de Souza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sharjah : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , 2013

ISBN

9781608057887

1608057887

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Disciplina

616.9

Soggetti

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the high impact on human health caused by Tuberculosis (TB) infections worldwide, nearly 45 years have passed since a novel drug was introduced for its treatment. As MDR-TB and XDR-TB cases rise globally new strategies and drugs are desperately needed to address this problem. Tuberculosis Treatment: The Search For New Drugs covers a wide range of topics about TB drug discovery. The e-book begins with historical information about Tuberculosis discovery and treatment and explores modern treatment strategies, formulations (synthetic and natural) and class of compounds. The extraction of i