Tuberculosis (eBook, ePUB)

The Essentials, Fourth Edition
Redaktion: Raviglione, Mario C.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040169858
• Artikelnr.: 72268270

Autorenporträt

Mario C. Raviglione

Inhaltsangabe

The Global Tuberculosis Epidemic: Scale, Dynamics, and Prospects for
Control. The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis: New Insights. Diagnosis of Pulmonary and
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis. Treatment of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis/HIV
Coinfection: Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects, and Programmatic
Interventions. Achieving Higher Case Detection and Cure Rates: National
Programs and Beyond. Antituberculosis Drug Resistance in the World: The
Latest Information. Programmatic Control of Multidrug-Resistant
Tuberculosis
Programmatic Management of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis. WHO's Stop TB
Strategy: Progress and Prospects
New Drugs for Tuberculosis. The Future of Tuberculosis Vaccinology.