Tuberculosis

The Essentials, Fourth Edition

Mario C. Raviglione, Mario C. Raviglione

• Editorial: CRC Press
• Año: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781420090239
• Edición: 4
• Categoría: Medicine
• Categoría: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

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.

Índice

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