Antibacterial discovery and development--the failure of success?

Nat Biotechnol. 2006 Dec;24(12):1497-503. doi: 10.1038/nbt1206-1497.

Abstract

A combination of approaches and compounds-many of which failed to yield immediate results in the past-will ultimately prove invaluable to the drug industry in the ongoing battle against infectious disease.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / history
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / standards
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug Industry
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial*
  • Drugs, Investigational / standards*
  • Ethnopharmacology / trends
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Pharmacognosy / trends
  • Technology, Pharmaceutical / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Technology, Pharmaceutical / trends

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drugs, Investigational