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- ISBN-10 : 1555819850
- ISBN-13 : 978-1555819859
- Author: David L. Schlossberg
“Tuberculosis appears to be as old as humanity itself.” Despite many advancements since the 1882 identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the causative agent of tuberculosis, it remains one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and threatens the effectiveness of our therapeutic arsenal. In 2015, 1.8 million people died of tuberculosis and almost half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis were diagnosed.
For Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, Dr. Schlossberg assembled an international team of experts to write about nearly every facet of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria…
Table contents:
I. General Considerations
1. Tuberculosis in History: Did It Change the Way We Live?
2. Epidemiology and Host Factors
3. Perspectives for Developing New Tuberculosis Vaccines Derived from the Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
4. Laboratory Diagnosis and Susceptibility Testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
5. Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
6. Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
7. Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis
8. The Role of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Mycobacterial Infections
9. Therapy of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
10. Role of Surgery in the Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis
11. Mycobacterium bovis BCG and New Vaccines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
12. Tuberculosis—a World Health Organization Perspective
13. Crisis-Affected Populations and Tuberculosis
14. Tuberculosis in Enclosed Populations
15. Role of the Health Department in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control—Legal and Public Health Considerations
II. Clinical Syndromes
16. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
17. Upper Respiratory Tract Tuberculosis
18. Tuberculous Otomastoiditis
19. Ocular Tuberculosis
20. Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
21. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis and Parotitis
22. Urogenital Tuberculosis
23. Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis
24. Cardiovascular Tuberculosis
25. Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis
26. Tuberculous Peritonitis
27. Tuberculosis of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas
28. Cutaneous Tuberculosis
29. Miliary Tuberculosis
30. Endocrine and Metabolic Aspects of Tuberculosis
31. Hematologic Complications of Tuberculosis
32. Tuberculosis in Infants and Children
33. Tuberculosis and Pregnancy—Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Considerations
34. Tuberculosis Associated with HIV Infection
35. Diabetes and Tuberculosis
36. Tuberculosis and Transplantation
37. Biologic Agents and Tuberculosis
38. Paradoxical Reactions and the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
III. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
39. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria—Overview
40. Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease
41. Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
42. Mycobacterium kansasii
43. Mycobacterium marinum
44. Mycobacterium bovis and Other Uncommon Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
45. Other Slow-Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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