Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Clinical Tuberculosis, 5th Edition

On : 2:24 AM
Completely updated and revised, Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB practitioner—
whether in public health, laboratory science or clinical practice—with a synoptic and definitive accou
nt of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of this challenging and debilitating disease.
New in the Fifth Edition:

  • Gamma interferon-based blood tests for the screening of latent infection
  • New molecular techniques for diagnosing the species of Mycobacterium and identifying the gene for rifampicin resistance
  • Updated content on the human immune response to the tubercle bacillus
  • Details of microscopic observation for drug sensitivity
  • Expanded sections on the management and control of TB both locally and globally
  • A wealth of new diagrams and clinical photographs
  • Access to companion eBook included with the print book