Third Edition.
This established reference is a comprehensive and synoptic account of tuberculosis, providing up-to-date information on all aspects of the disease. It gives practical guidance to health professionals who may be involved in any aspect of patient management or disease control, including fully referenced chapters on epidemiology, pathology, immunology, disease presentation, diagnosis, treatment and management options.
Specific consideration is given to the problems of TB associated with HIV infection, and issues of control relating to low and high prevalence countries respectively. The ongoing issues surrounding the BCG vaccination and preventive therapy are also covered, as are the increasing problems of multi-drug resistant strains and environmental opportunist mycobacteria.
This book remains an essential reference for respiratory physicians, infectious disease specialists, public health workers and other individuals involved in the management and control of tuberculosis worldwide.
Key features:
- International and authoritative with experts from around the world sharing their knowledge and experience of specialist topics.
- Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, with increased emphasis on clinical relevance for the practising health professional.
- Combines effectively a consideration of the history of the disease with all current aspects of diagnosis and management.
- Expanded coverage of basic science aspects associated with both disease development and diagnostic methods.
Readership: Respiratory physicians and infectious disease specialists in training and in practice. Public health and preventative medicine specialists.
Contents:
- Part 1: Background
- Part 2: Pathology and Immunology
- Part 3: Clinical Aspects
- Part 4: Treatment
- Part 5: Tuberculosis in Special Situations
- Part 6: Prevention
- Part 7: Control
- Part 8: Other Aspects of Tuberculosis
- Part 9: Conclusions
