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Klappentext One-third of the world's human population is currently infected with tuberculosis. Tuberculosis remains epidemic! causing close to two million deaths each year. Most of these deaths occur in developing nations; however! developed nations also struggle with tuberculosis! contending with such growing challenges as drug resistance! immigration! immunosuppression! and nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. Nearly 30 years after the publication of the first edition! the Sixth Edition of this comprehensive reference gathers the most current science and tools available in the fight against tuberculosis! enabling readers to fully understand the underlying mechanisms of tuberculosis and correctly diagnose and manage the disease. Zusammenfassung The most popular reference among physicians for understanding and treating tuberculosis. Presents the current science and tools available in the fight against tuberculosis! including drug-resistant forms! from international experts. Features the latest preventive strategies! including vaccine development and explores the effect of tuberculosis on organ systems and value of surgery. Examines present-day epidemiologic and public health issues! including airline-associated infection! tuberculosis in the developing world! and the role of the World Health Organization and departments of public health. This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsI. General Considerations1. Tuberculosis in History: Did It Change the Way We Live?! Thomas M. Daniel2. Epidemiology and Host Factors! Asim K. Dutt3. Pathophysiology and Immunology! Arthur M. Dannenberg4. Laboratory Diagnosis and Susceptibility Testing! Gary W. Procop and Glenn D. Roberts5. Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection! Alfred A. Lardizabal and Lee B. Reichman6. Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection! Connie A. Haley7. Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis! Thomas E. Dobbs and Risa M. Webb8. Therapy of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis! Barbara J. Seaworth and Robert N. Longfield9. Role of Surgery in the Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis! Alan D. L. Sihoe and Wing Wai Yew10. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and New Vaccines against Tuberculosis! Timothy Lahey and C. Fordham von Reyn11. Tuberculosis-a World Health Organization Perspective! Marcos A. Espinal and Mario C. Raviglione12. Tuberculosis in Enclosed Populations! Sorana Segal-Maurer13. Role of the Health Department-Legal and Public Health Considerations! Melisa Thombley! Kashef Ijaz! Beverly Metchock! and Philip LoBueII. Clinical Syndromes14. Pulmonary Tuberculosis! Mary E. Kreider and Milton D. Rossman15. Upper Respiratory Tract Tuberculosis! Surinder K. Jindal and Ritesh Agarwal16. Tuberculous Otomastoiditis! George A. Pankey17. Ocular Tuberculosis! Daniel M. Albert! Robert J. Peralta! and Matthew J. Thompson18. Central Nervous System Tuberculosis! John M. Leonard19. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis and Parotitis! W. Garrett Hunt20. Urogenital Tuberculosis! André A. Figueiredo! Antônio M. Lucon! and Miguel Srougi21. Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis! Michael K. Leonard and Henry M. Blumberg22. Cardiovascular Tuberculosis! John A. Crocco23. Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis! Walter J. Coyle and Eric H. Choi24. Tuberculous Peritonitis! Urvashi Vaid and Gregory C. Kane25. Tuberculosis of the Liver! Biliary Tract! and Pancreas! Thomas H. Taylor! Dalia Ibrahim! and James H. Lewis26. Cutaneous Tuberculosis! Michael K. Hill and Charles V. Sanders27. Miliary Tuberculosis! Surendra K. Sharma and Alladi Mohan28. Endocrine and Metabolic Aspects of Tuberculosis! Emily A. Blumberg and Christopher Vinnard29. Hematologic Complications of Tuberculosis! Randall A. Oyer and Da...
