Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Sign of the Times and an Impetus for Antimicrobial Discovery
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an extraordinarily successful human pathogen, infecting one-third of the world’s population and causing nearly two million deaths each year. In this article, current trends in worldwide tuberculosis (TB) incidence, prevalence, and mortality are discussed along with stan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-07-01
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Series: | Pharmaceuticals |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/3/7/2268/ |