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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.

Topics: Adamantane; Aminopyridines; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Azepines; Benzamides; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diarylquinolines; Drug Discovery; Ethylenediamines; Fluoroquinolones; Humans; Minocycline; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous; Nitroimidazoles; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; Oxazoles; Piperazines; Spiro Compounds; Thiazines; Tigecycline; Uridine