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Tuberculosis : a comprehensive international approach /

Other Authors: Reichman, Lee B.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dekker, ©2000.
Edition:2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series:Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 144
Subjects:
Tuberculosis.
Tuberculose.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=44795
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Claude Lenfant
  • Part One. 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, Earl S. Hershfield
  • Part Two. Basic Aspects
  • Epidemiology of Tuberculosis / George W. Comstock
  • Bacteriology of Tuberculosis / Jacques Grosset
  • Immunology of Tuberculosis / Thomas M. Daniel, W. Henry Boom, Jerrold J. Ellner
  • Transmission of Tuberculosis / Edward A. Nardell, Willy F. Piessens
  • Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis / Willy F. Piessens, Edward A. Nardell
  • Mycobacterial Strain Genotyping / Nancy D. Connell, Barry N. Kreiswirth
  • Part Three. 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, Antonino Catanzaro
  • Contact Follow-Up in High- and Low-Prevalence Countries / Sue C. Etkind, Jaap Veen
  • Treatment of Tuberculosis / Paula I. Fujiwara, Patricia M. Simone, Sonal S. Munsiff
  • Responding to Outbreaks of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis : Introducing DOTS-Plus / Paul E. Farmer [and others]
  • Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection / David L. Cohn, Wafaa M. El-Sadr
  • BCG Vaccines and Vaccination / Paul E.M. Fine
  • Part Four. Special Problems
  • Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection / Philip C. Hopewell, Richard E. Chaisson
  • Tuberculosis in Children / Flor M. Munoz, Jeffrey R. Starke
  • Case Management : The Key to a Successful Tuberculosis-Control Program / Bonita T. Mangura, Karen E. Galanowsky
  • Part Five. Unique Aspects of Tuberculosis Control
  • Tuberculosis Infection Control / Henry M. Blumberg
  • Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities / Naomi N. Bock
  • Tuberculosis Among Immigrants / Mona Saraiya, Nancy J. Binkin
  • Coalition Building for Tuberculosis Control : The Philippine Experience / Camilo C. Roa, Jr., Rodrigo L.C. Romulo
  • Tuberculosis Education / Eileen C. Napolitano, Elizabeth J. Stoller
  • Political Will : The Singapore Tuberculosis Elimination Program / Cynthia Bin-Eng Chee, Yee-Tang Wang
  • Medical Anthropology : An Important Adjunct to International TB Control / Daniel Chemtob [and others]
  • The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations / Annik Rouillon, Nils Eric Billo, Frances R. Ogasawara
  • Economic Considerations for Tuberculosis Control / Holger Sawert
  • The Impact of Managed Care on Tuberculosis Control in the United States / Bess Miller, Sara Rosenbaum
  • The Impact of Health Sector Reform on Tuberculosis Control in Developing Nations / Elizabeth Tayler
  • Mobilizing Society Against Tuberculosis : Creating and Sustaining Demand for DOTS in High-Burden Countries / Kraig Klaudt
  • Part Six. The Future
  • Tuberculosis in the Future / Richard J. O'Brien, Mario C. Raviglione.

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