Reichman and Hershfield's tuberculosis
Subtitle: a comprehensive, international approach.
Contributors: Raviglione, Mario C.; Hershfield, Earl S., 1934-; Reichman, Lee B., 1938-
Edition: 3rd ed. / edited by Mario C. Raviglione.
Series: Lung biology in health and disease -- v. 219
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1246
ISBN-13: 9780849392719
Subjects: Tuberculosis.; Tuberculosis.
Other titles: Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Tuberculosis. 2nd ed., rev. and expanded. c2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The global tuberculosis epidemic: scale, dynamics, and prospects for control; title: Bacteriology of tuberculosis; title: Genomics and evolution of tubercle bacille; title: Epidemiology of tuberculosis; title: Overview of the pathogenesis of tuberculosis from a cellular and molecular perspective; title: The human host: immunology and susceptibility; title: Diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis; title: Treatment of tuberculosis; title: Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection; title: Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection; title: Childhood tuberculosis; title: Tuberculosis in the elderly; title: Tuberculosis-HIV coinfection: epidemiology, clinical aspects, and interventions; title: Diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; title: Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis; title: History of tuberculosis control; title: Tuberculosis control interventions: a stepwise approach; title: The laboratory network in tuberculosis control in high-prevalence countries; title: BCG vaccines: history, efficacy, and policies; title: The role of contact tracing in low- and high-prevalence countries; title: Managing tuberculosis patients: the centrality of nurses; title: Involving community members in tuberculosis care and control; title: Molecular epidemiology: its role in the control of tuberculosis; title: Economic and financial aspects of global tuberculosis control; title: Advancing and advocating tuberculosis control globally through the stop tuberculosis partnership; title: The global drug facility: a revolution in tuberculosis control; title: Fundamentals of tuberculosis control: the DOTS strategy; title: Tuberculosis control in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former soviet union; title: Tuberculosis control in low-prevalence countries of Europe; title: Tuberculosis in the United States: toward elimination?; title: Tuberculosis transmission and infection control in congregate settings; title: Tuberculosis drug resistance in the world; title: Programmatic control of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; title: Tuberculosis control and migration; title: Tuberculosis control in refugee and displaced populations; title: Tuberculosis control in prisons; title: Tuberculosis control in mines; title: Programmatic management of human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis; title: Engaging private providers in tuberculosis control: public-private mix for DOTS; title: Controlling tuberculosis in large metropolitan settings; title: Health education and social mobilization in tuberculosis control; title: Workforce constraints in tuberculosis control; title: The practical approach to lung health strategy for integrated respiratory care; title: The responsibilities of medical and nursing schools in tuberculosis care and control in countries with medium and high tuberculosis incidence; title: Tuberculosis in the poverty alleviation agenda; title: New diagnostics for tuberculosis: an essential element for global control and elimination; title: New drugs for tuberculosis; title: The future of tuberculosis vaccinology; title: Research priorities in tuberculosis; title: The new stop TB strategy of WHO: reaching global targets.