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Editorial
. 2022 Nov 8;23(22):13680.
doi: 10.3390/ijms232213680.

New Drugs and Novel Cellular Targets against Tuberculosis

Giulia Degiacomi  1 , Vadim Makarov  2 , Maria Rosalia Pasca  1 , Laurent Roberto Chiarelli  1
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Editorial

New Drugs and Novel Cellular Targets against Tuberculosis

Giulia Degiacomi et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), one of the most life-threatening communicable diseases, which causes 10 million new cases each year and results in an estimated 1 [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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