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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

de Souza, Marcus V. N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 12, 2014).

ISBN:

9781608057887

1608057887

OCLC:

865331835