{"title":"Current Approaches and Future Prospects of Nanomedicine in Tuberculosis Therapy.","authors":"Mohammad T Athar, Zabih Ullah","doi":"10.2174/1574891X12666170425122416","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a serious threat and one of the major health problems worldwide.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In recent years, an estimated of 9.6 million TB cases occurred and 1.5 million death occurred due to TB worldwide.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present review is an attempt to introduce this disease focusing on the pathophysiology of the disease, the current approaches and the related patents for treatment and the future planning for combating this disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":20909,"journal":{"name":"Recent patents on anti-infective drug discovery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Recent patents on anti-infective drug discovery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1574891X12666170425122416","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a serious threat and one of the major health problems worldwide.
Objective: In recent years, an estimated of 9.6 million TB cases occurred and 1.5 million death occurred due to TB worldwide.
Conclusion: The present review is an attempt to introduce this disease focusing on the pathophysiology of the disease, the current approaches and the related patents for treatment and the future planning for combating this disease.
期刊介绍：
Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery publishes review articles on recent patents in the field of anti-infective drug discovery e.g. novel bioactive compounds, analogs & targets. A selection of important and recent patents on anti-infective drug discovery is also included in the journal. The journal is essential reading for all researchers involved in anti-infective drug design and discovery.
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