Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis

The Essentials, Fourth Edition

Mario C. Raviglione, Mario C. Raviglione

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eBook - PDF

Tuberculosis

The Essentials, Fourth Edition

Mario C. Raviglione, Mario C. Raviglione

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About This Book

Every second a new person is exposed to tuberculosis (TB). Each untreated TB-infected person will infect 10-15 people every year. Following the success of its predecessor, this new edition of Tuberculosis: The Essentials scrutinizes the new discoveries and observations of the key aspects of the disease. Recognized world experts provide a concise, state-of-the-art review of the 15 essential elements of TBsupply an international, current view of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment methodsdiscuss the emerging threat of XDR-TB and the HIV/AIDS factorassess advances in TB research such as new drugs and vaccinesreflect on the progress of the "Stop TB" strategy.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781420090239
Edition
4
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Contributors
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1. The Global Tuberculosis Epidemic: Scale, Dynamics, and Prospects for Control
  6. Chapter 2. The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
  7. Chapter 3. Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis: New Insights
  8. Chapter 4. Diagnosis of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
  9. Chapter 5. Treatment of Tuberculosis
  10. Chapter 6. Tuberculosis/HIV Coinfection: Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects, and Programmatic Interventions
  11. Chapter 7. Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  12. Chapter 8. Achieving Higher Case Detection and Cure Rates: National Programs and Beyond
  13. Chapter 9. Antituberculosis Drug Resistance in the World: The Latest Information
  14. Chapter 10. Programmatic Control of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  15. Chapter 11. Programmatic Management of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis
  16. Chapter 12. WHO's Stop TB Strategy: Progress and Prospects
  17. Chapter 13. New Diagnostics for Tuberculosis: Status of Development
  18. Chapter 14. New Drugs for Tuberculosis
  19. Chapter 15. The Future of Tuberculosis Vaccinology
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover
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APA 6 Citation

[author missing]. (2016). Tuberculosis (4th ed.). CRC Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1602383/tuberculosis-the-essentials-fourth-edition-pdf (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

[author missing]. (2016) 2016. Tuberculosis. 4th ed. CRC Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1602383/tuberculosis-the-essentials-fourth-edition-pdf.

Harvard Citation

[author missing] (2016) Tuberculosis. 4th edn. CRC Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1602383/tuberculosis-the-essentials-fourth-edition-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

[author missing]. Tuberculosis. 4th ed. CRC Press, 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.