Tuberculosis /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown, 1995. |
| Description: | xxv, 1002 p. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2373979 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributing Authors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section I. History and Epidemiology
- 1. The Writer's Voice: Tuberculosis in the Arts
- 2. Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
- 3. Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the United States
- 4. Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Section II. Genomics and Microbiology
- 5. Comparative Genomics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex: Evolutionary Insight and Applications
- 6. Genetic Diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
- 7. Tuberculosis Latency in Humans
- 8. Persistence and Drug Tolerance
- 9. The Cell Wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 10. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulence: A Genetic Analysis
- 11. Laboratory Diagnosis
- 12. Novel Approaches to the Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
- Section III. Host Response
- 13. Immunodiagnosis
- 14. The Role of the Nramp1 Gene in Mycobacterial Infections
- 15. Phagocytosis and Toll-Like Receptors in Tuberculosis
- 16. Nitric Oxide in Tuberculosis
- 17. Animal Models of Tuberculosis
- 18. Cell-Mediated Immune Response
- 19. CD1 Response
- 20. Dendritic Cells
- 21. Cytokine Response in Tuberculosis
- 22. Molecular Mechanisms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Tuberculosis Interaction in the Lung
- 23. Programmed Cell Death in Tuberculosis
- Section IV. Clinical Aspects
- 24. Pathology and Insights into Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
- 25. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- 26. Imaging of Thoracic Tuberculous Infections
- 27. Miliary Tuberculosis
- 28. Tuberculosis of the Brain, Meninges, and Spinal Cord
- 29. Ocular Complications
- 30. Tuberculosis of the Head and Neck
- 31. Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis
- 32. Pleural Tuberculosis
- 33. Cardiovascular Tuberculosis
- 34. Intestinal and Peritoneal Tuberculosis
- 35. Hepatobiliary Tuberculosis
- 36. Tuberculosis of the Genitorinary Tract
- 37. Spinal Tuberculosis
- 38. Nonvertebral Infections of the Musculoskeletal System by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 39. Endocrine and Metabolic Manifestations of Tuberculosis
- 40. Mycobacteria and the Skin
- 41. Tuberculosis in Children
- 42. Tuberculosis, Pregnancy, and Tuberculous Mastitis
- 43. Surgical Therapy of Tuberculosis
- 44. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Host
- 45. Tuberculosis and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- 46. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex and Other Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
- Section V. Therapy
- 47. Principles of Tuberculosis Management
- 48. Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- 49. Isoniazid
- 50. Rifamycin Antibiotics, with a Focus on Newer Agents
- 51. Pyrazinamide, Ethambutal, Ethionamide, and Aminoglycosides
- 52. Fluoroquinolones as Antituberculosis Agents
- 53. Pharmacokinetic Considerations and Drug-Drug Interactions in Tuberculosis Treatment
- 54. Pharmacogenomics of Tuberculosis
- Section VI. Prevention and Control
- 55. The Tuberculin Skin Test and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- 56. Tuberculosis Transmission and Control in Hospitals and Other Institutions
- 57. The Role of International Organizations in Global Tuberculosis Control
- 58. Bacille Calmette-Guerin: Efficacy and Immunity
- 59. Tuberculosis Vaccine Science
- 60. Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States
- Subject Index
