Mycobacterial Disease
Old Problems, New Solutions
Seiten
1997
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-04286-9 (ISBN)
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-04286-9 (ISBN)
This symposium volume features scientists from diverse disciplines reviewing the current problems posed to human and animal health by mycobacteria. They also consider the recent advances that may lead to tools for use in control programmes.
The genus Mycobacterium is the cause of a number of serious and widespread human and animal diseases that have proved notoriously difficult to eradicate from their hosts and from the community. Whilst most of the 60 or so species of mycobacteria are harmless, two species are responsible for the major human diseases; tuberculosis and leprosy. The epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases is well documented and treatment is available through a number of effective antimicrobial agents, yet negligent use of control measures has permitted human tuberculosis to become a global emergency and the cause of one in four preventable adult deaths, with the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacilli. In this symposium, distinguished
The genus Mycobacterium is the cause of a number of serious and widespread human and animal diseases that have proved notoriously difficult to eradicate from their hosts and from the community. Whilst most of the 60 or so species of mycobacteria are harmless, two species are responsible for the major human diseases; tuberculosis and leprosy. The epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases is well documented and treatment is available through a number of effective antimicrobial agents, yet negligent use of control measures has permitted human tuberculosis to become a global emergency and the cause of one in four preventable adult deaths, with the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacilli. In this symposium, distinguished
Preface; The biology of the genus Mycobacterium; Mycobacterial virulence factors; The resurgence of tuberculosis; The bovine tuberculosis cycle - an African perspective; The cellular and molecular basis of immunity against mycobacterial diseases; Muycobacterium avium complex in AIDS: who, when, where, why and how?; Mycobacteria as possible causes of sarcoidosis and Crohn's disease; The application of molecular techniques to the diagnosis and epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases; Modern methods for assessing the drugs used in the chemotherapy of mycobacterial disease; Immunotherapy with Mycobacterium vaccae and the treatment of tuberculosis; Activity of biocides against mycobacteria.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.3.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Society for Applied Bacteriology Symposium Series ; 25 |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Gewicht | 535 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mykologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-632-04286-9 / 0632042869 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-632-04286-9 / 9780632042869 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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