Tuberculosis : the essentials.
by
 
Raviglione, Mario C.

Title
Tuberculosis : the essentials.

Author
Raviglione, Mario C.

ISBN
9781420090239

Edition
Fouth edition. / edited by Mario C. Raviglione.

Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 390 pages)

Series
Lung biology in health and disease ; 237
 
Lung biology in health and disease ; Volume 237.

General Note
Rev. ed. of: Reichman and Hershfield's tuberculosis. 3rd ed. / edited by Mario C. Raviglione. c2006.

Contents
1. The global tuberculosis epidemic : scale, dynamics, and prospects for control / Christopher Dye and Philippe Glaziou -- 2. The epidemiology of tuberculosis / Megan Murray -- 3. Pathogenesis of tuberculosis : new insights / Nicholas A. Be, William R. Bishai, and Sanjay K. Jain -- 4. Diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis / Phung K. Lam, Antonino Catanzaro, and Sharon Perry -- 5. Treatment of tuberculosis / Philip C. Hopewell -- 6. Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection : epidemiology, clinical aspects, and programmatic interventions / Alasdair Reid, Haileyesus Getahun, and Enrico Girardi -- 7. Diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis / Kwonjune Seung and Michael L. Rich -- 8. Achieving higher case detection and cure rates : national programs and beyond / Knut Lonnroth. [et al.] -- 9. Antituberculosis drug resistance in the world : the latest information / Abigail Wright and Matteo Zignol -- 10. Programmatic control of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / Michael E. Kimerling, Kitty Lambregts-Van Weezenbeek, and Ernesto Jaramillo -- 11. Programmatic management of HIV-associated tuberculosis / Anthony D. Harries and Paul P. Nunn -- 12. WHO's stop TB strategy : progress and prospects / Mukund Uplekar, Diana Weil, and Mario C. Raviglione -- 13. New diagnostics for tuberculosis : status of development / Mark D. Perkins and Richard J. O'Brien -- 14. New drugs for tuberculosis / Ann Ginsberg and Melvin Spigelman -- 15. The future of tuberculosis vaccinology / Jelle Thole, Ruth Griffin, and Douglas Young.

Subject Term
Tuberculosis.

Added Author
Raviglione, Mario C.

Added Uniform Title
Reichman and Hershfield's tuberculosis.

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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf Number[[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]]Status
Online LibraryE-Book538283-1001RC311 .T826 2010CRC E-Books