Juleane Lunardi et al.
Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 13(22), 2866-2884 (2013-10-12)
Worldwide, tuberculosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality due to a single bacterial pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The increasing prevalence of this disease, the emergence of multi-, extensively, and totally drug-resistant strains, complicated by co-infection with the human