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Clinical Tuberculosis 6th Edition

Lloyd N. Friedman, Martin Dedicoat, Peter D. O. Davies
ISBN: 9780367529963
ISBN: 9780367529963
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Entirely updated and revised, the 6th edition of Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB physician with a definitive and erudite account of the latest techniques in diagnosis, treatment and control of TB, including an overview of the latest guidelines from the CDC and WHO. With an increased emphasis on the clinical aspects and treatment, this book will be an invaluable resource to the TB practitioner in public health or clinical practice and an ideal reference to laboratory staff.

Key Features

  • Completely updated and reorganized
  • Includes brand new chapters on radiology and an overview of the latest WHO, ATS/CDC/IDSA, ERS, NICE, CTS and IUATLD guidelines
  • Clinically focused to provide up-to-date guidance on diagnosis, treatment and control
  • Edited by three renowned experts in the field of tuberculosis

Περιεχόμενα

Foreword

Preface

Editors

Contributors

 

I. BACKGROUND

 

1. The History of Tuberculosis from Earliest Times to the Development of Drugs

Charlotte A. Roberts and Jane E. Buikstra

2. Epidemiology

Grant Theron, Ted Cohen, and Christopher Dye

 

II. PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

 

3. Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The Genetic Organism

William R. Jacobs, Jr.

4. Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

Divya B. Reddy and Jerrold J. Ellner

 

III. TRANSMISSION

 

5. Using Genotyping and Molecular Surveillance to Investigate Tuberculosis Transmission

Sarah Talarico, Laura F. Anderson, and Benjamin J. Silk

6. Tuberculosis Transmission Control

Edward A. Nardell

 

IV. DIAGNOSIS OF ACTIVE DISEASE AND LATENTINFECTION

 

7. Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

J. Lucian Davis

8. Radiology of Mycobacterial Disease

Anne McB. Curtis

9. Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection

Ajit Lalvani, Clementine Fraser, and Manish Pareek

 

V. DRUGS AND VACCINES FORTUBERCULOSIS

 

10. Clinical Pharmacology of the Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs

Gerry Davies and Charles Peloquin

11. New Developments in Drug Treatment

Alexander S. Pym, Camus Nimmo, and James Millard

12. BCG and Other Vaccines

Rachel Tanner and Helen McShane

 

VI. CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT

 

13. Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Charles S. Dela Cruz, Barbara Seaworth, and Graham Bothamley

14. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Charles L. Daley

15. Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection

Charisse Mandimika and Gerald Friedland

16. Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Keertan Dheda, Aliasgar Esmail, Anzaan Dippenaar, Robin Warren, Jennifer Furin, and Christoph Lange

17. The Surgical Management of Tuberculosis and Its Complications

Richard S. Steyn

18. Tuberculosis in Childhood and Pregnancy

Lindsay H. Cameron and Jeffrey R. Starke

19. Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Including Risk Factors for the Development of Tuberculosis

Martin Dedicoat

 

VII. OFFICIAL STATEMENTS: COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

 

20. Treatment Guidelines for Active Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Lynn E. Sosa and Lloyd N. Friedman

 

VIII. CONTROL

 

21. Tuberculosis Epidemic Control: A Comprehensive Strategy to Drive Down Tuberculosis

Salmaan Keshavjee, Tom Nicholson, Aamir J. Khan, Lucica Ditiu, Paul E. Farmer, and Mercedes C. Becerra

 

IX. RELATED ASPECTS

 

22. Animal Tuberculosis

Catherine Wilson

Index

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