New Approaches and Therapeutic Options for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Dormant State

We are far away from the days when tuberculosis (TB) accounted for 1 in 4 deaths during the 19th century. However, complex (MTBC) strains are still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality by a single infectious disease, with 9.6 million cases and 1.5 million deaths reported. One-third of the wo...

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Published in:	Clinical microbiology reviews Vol. 31; no. 1
Main Authors:	Caño-Muñiz, Santiago, Anthony, Richard, Niemann, Stefan, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2018
Subjects:	Mycobacterium tuberculosis dormancy latency toxin-antitoxin teixobactin pretomanid persistent bedaquiline lassomycin
ISSN:	1098-6618, 1098-6618
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