RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Soni, Isha A1 De Groote, Mary Ann A1 Dasgupta, Arunava A1 Chopra, SidharthYR 2016 T1 Challenges facing the drug discovery pipeline for non-tuberculous mycobacteria JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 65 IS 1 SP 1 OP 8 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000198 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are increasingly being reported worldwide. They are a major concern for healthcare professionals for multiple reasons, ranging from the intrinsic resistance of NTM to most conventionally utilized antimicrobials to inharmonious diagnostic criteria utilized for evaluation of NTM-infected patients, leading to high morbidity. In this review, we highlight the paucity of drugs having potent anti-NTM activity amongst the new antimicrobials currently under various stages of development for anti-tubercular activity and issue a call for the establishment of a concerted dedicated drug discovery pipeline targeting NTM., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.000198