Tuberculosis
Marcel Dekker Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8247-8121-7 (ISBN)
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This completely revised and expanded Second Edition thoroughly examines tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, including the most current discoveries.
Containing 35 revised, rewritten, rearranged, and new chapters by nationally and internationally renowned experts, the updated Second Edition presents
expanded coverage on the background of tuberculosis, including new chapters on tuberculosis control in low-income and low-prevalence countries, tuberculosis laboratories, and applied strategies of tuberculosis control
complete coverage of new and emerging aspects of the disease, including expanded chapters on case finding and follow-up in high- and low-prevalence countries
new chapters on the transmission of tuberculosis and international strain genotyping, tuberculosis infection control, coalition building for tuberculosis control, a model tuberculosis elimination program, tuberculosis and medical anthropology, international advocacy, health sector reform and tuberculosis, and DOTS-Plus tuberculosis care management
updated information on outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, and BCG vaccination
over 50 new contributors
and more!
Providing updated information since the publication of the first edition six years ago and complete with over 2400 references, tables, and figures, the Second Edition is a must-read reference for pulmonary, respiratory, and infectious disease specialists; clinical microbiologists; pulmonologists; epidemiologists; immunologists; pathologists; physiologists; internists; public health physicians; local, regional, national, and international public health officials; directors of tuberculosis programs; allergists; scientific researchers; and graduate and medicinal students in these disciplines.
Programmatic Background
A Historical Perspective on Tuberculosis and Its Control,
Anne L. Davis
Tuberculosis Control in Low-Income Countries,
Donald A. Enarson
Tuberculosis Control in Low-Prevalence Countries,
Jaap F. Broekmans
Tuberculosis Laboratories: The Centerpiece of National Tuberculosis Control Programs,
Adalbert Laszlo
Evaluation of Applied Strategies of Tuberculosis Control in the Developing World,
Pierre Chaulet and Earl S. Hershfield
Basic Aspects
Epidemiology of Tuberculosis, George W. Comstock
Bacteriology of Tuberculosis,
Jacques Grosset, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, and Emmanuelle Cambau
Immunology of Tuberculosis,
Thomas M. Daniel, W. Henry Boom, and Jerrold J. Ellner
Transmission of Tuberculosis,
Edward A. Nardell and Willy F. Piessens
Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis,
Willy F. Piessens and Edward A. Nardell
Mycobacterial Strain Genotyping,
Nancy D. Connell and Barry N. Kreiswirth
Clinical Aspects
Tuberculin Skin Testing, Richard I. Menzies
Case Finding in High- and Low-Prevalence Countries,
Hans L. Rieder
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis,
Philip A. LoBue, Sharon Perry, and Antonino Catanzaro
Contact Follow-Up in High- and Low-Prevalence Countries,
Sue C. Etkind and Jaap Veen
Treatment of Tuberculosis,
Paula I. Fujiwara, Patricia M. Simone, and Sonal S. Munsiff
Responding to Outbreaks of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Introducing DOTS-Plus, Paul E. Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Carole D. Mitnick, and Ralph Temperi
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection,
David L. Cohn and Wafaa M. El-Sadr
BCG Vaccines and Vaccination, Paul E. M. Fine
Special Problems
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection,
Philip C. Hopewell and Richard E. Chaisson
Tuberculosis in Children, Flor M. Muñoz and Jeffrey R. Starke
Case Management: The Key to a Successful Tuberculosis-Control Program,
Bonita T. Mangura and Karen E. Ga
| Reihe/Serie | Lung Biology in Health and Disease |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 1225 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8247-8121-X / 082478121X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8247-8121-7 / 9780824781217 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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