ABSTRACT

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 account of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of this challenging and debilitating disease.New in the Fifth Edition:Gamma interferon-based

section Section I|1 pages

Background

section Section II|1 pages

Pathology and Immunology

section Section III|1 pages

Diagnosis

section Section IV|1 pages

Clinical Aspects

chapter 9|22 pages

Respiratory Tuberculosis

chapter 11|22 pages

Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis

chapter 12|19 pages

Tuberculosis in Childhood

section Section VI|1 pages

Tuberculosis in Special Situations

section Section VII|1 pages

Prevention

section Section IX|1 pages

Related Aspects

chapter 27|12 pages

Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

chapter 28|13 pages

Animal Tuberculosis

section Section X|1 pages

Conclusions