| Description |
xv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Resurgent and emerging infectious diseases ; v.1 |
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Resurgent and emerging infectious diseases ; v.1
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction / I. Bastian and F. Portaels -- Ch. 2. The epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the United States and other established market economies / M. Moore, E. McCray and I. M. Onorato -- Ch. 3. Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries / M. A. Espinal -- Ch. 4. The interaction of human immunodeficiency virus and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis / E. McCray and I. M. Onorato -- Ch. 5. Clinical mismanagement and other factors producing antituberculosis drug resistance / A. Pablos-Mendez and K. Lessnau -- Ch. 6. The molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis / H. E. Takiff -- Ch. 7. DOTS and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / M. C. Raviglione -- Ch. 8. Conventional methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis / L. Heifets -- Ch. 9. Novel rapid antimicrobial susceptibility tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis / J. C. Palomino -- Ch. 10. Pharmacology of the second-line antituberculosis drugs / C. A. Peloquin and B. Auclair -- Ch. 11. Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / M. D. Iseman and G. A. Huitt -- Ch. 12. Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in developing countries / J. Crofton and A. Van Deun -- Ch. 13. Treatment of outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / E. E. Telzak -- Ch. 14. Chemoprophylaxis and BCG in contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / R. A. Stapledon, R. Lumb and I. S. Lim -- Ch. 15. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and the health care worker / D. M. Weinstock and K. A. Sepkowitz -- Ch. 16. The development of new chemotherapeutics for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / C. E. Barry -- Ch. 17. Population dynamics and control of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis / C. Dye and B. G. Williams -- Ch. 18. Administrative, engineering, and personal protective measures for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis / C. Richards and W. R. Jarvis -- Ch. 19. Making DOTS-Plus work / P. E. Farmer, S. S. Shin and J. Bayona / [et al.].0000000000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Multidrug resistance.
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Tuberculosis.
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant.
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| Author |
Bastian, Ivan.
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Portaels, F.
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| LC no. |
00028219 |
| ISBN |
0792361695 |
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