Tuberculosis : a comprehensive international approach /
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| Imprint: | New York : Marcel Dekker, 1993. |
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| Description: | xxv, 752 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Lung biology in health and disease v. 66 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1488436 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Claude Lenfant. 1. History of Tubercuiosis / L. Fred Ayvazian
- Pt. 1. Basic Aspects. 2. Epidemiology of Tuberculosis / George W. Comstock and George M. Cauthen. 3. Bacteriology of Tuberculosis / Jacques H. Grosset. 4. Immunology of Tuberculosis / Thomas M. Daniel and Jerrold J. Ellner. 5. Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis / Edward A. Nardell. 6. Transmission and Environmental Control of Tuberculosis / Richard L. Riley
- Pt. 2. Practical Aspects. 7. The Tuberculin Test / John B. Bass, Jr. 8. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis / Jeffrey Glassroth. 9. Case Finding / Hans L. Rieder. 10. Case Holding / Eric Brenner and Carol Pozsik. 11. The Treatment of Tuberculosis / Richard J. O'Brien. 12. Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis / Lawrence J. Geiter. 13. BCG Vaccination / H. G. ten Dam. 14. Contact Tracing in Tuberculosis / Sue C. Etkind
- Pt. 3. Special and Unique Problems. 15. Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis / Pattisapu R. J. Gangadharam. 16. Tuberculosis in Children / Jeffrey R. Starke. 17. Tuberculosis and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Philip C. Hopewell. 18. Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Africa / Donald A. Enarson, H. J. Chum, Daniel S. Nyangulu, M. Angelica Salomao and M. Gninafon. 19. Tuberculosis in the Elderly / Reynard J. McDonald. 20. Tuberculosis in Homeless Populations / Philip W. Brickner, Lawrence L. Scharer and John M. McAdam. 21. Tuberculosis in Native North Americans / Jure Manfreda, Earl S. Hershfield, John P. Middaugh, Michael E. Jones and Joseph L. Breault. 22. Tuberculosis in the Inner City / Charles P. Felton and Jean G. Ford. 23. M. avium Complex, M. kansasii, M. fortuitum, and Other Mycobacteria Causing Human Disease / Paul T. Davidson. 24. The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the Foreign-Born in Canada and the United States / Pamela Hutchins Orr and Earl S. Hershfleld. 25. Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities / M. Miles Braun
- Pt. 4. Tuberculosis Control in the World. 26. National Tuberculosis Control Programs / Karel Styblo and M. Angelica Salomao. 27. Evaluation of Applied Strategies of Tuberculosis Control in the Developing World / Pierre Chaulet and Noureddine Zidouni. 28. The Plan to Eliminate Tuberculosis in the United States / John A. Sbarbaro. 29. Evaluation of Applied Strategies in Low-Prevalence Countries / Jaap F. Broekmans. 30. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations / Annik Rouillon and Frances R. Ogasawara. 31. The Role of the World Health Organization / Arata Kochi
- Pt. 5. The Future. 32. Research Needs / Dixie E. Snider, Jr. and Robert C. Good.
