Description
Entirely updated and revised, the 6th edition of Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB physician with a definitive and erudite account of the latest techniques in diagnosis, treatment and control of TB, including an overview of the latest guidelines from the CDC and WHO. With an increased emphasis on the clinical aspects and treatment, this book will be an invaluable resource to the TB practitioner in public health or clinical practice and an ideal reference to laboratory staff.
Key Features
- Completely updated and reorganized
- Includes brand new chapters on radiology and an overview of the latest WHO, ATS/CDC/IDSA, ERS, NICE, CTS and IUATLD guidelines
- Clinically focused to provide up-to-date guidance on diagnosis, treatment and control
- Edited by three renowned experts in the field of tuberculosis
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Editors
Contributors
I. BACKGROUND
1. The History of Tuberculosis from Earliest Times to the Development of Drugs
Charlotte A. Roberts and Jane E. Buikstra
2. Epidemiology
Grant Theron, Ted Cohen, and Christopher Dye
II. PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
3. Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The Genetic Organism
William R. Jacobs, Jr.
4. Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
Divya B. Reddy and Jerrold J. Ellner
III. TRANSMISSION
5. Using Genotyping and Molecular Surveillance to Investigate Tuberculosis Transmission
Sarah Talarico, Laura F. Anderson, and Benjamin J. Silk
6. Tuberculosis Transmission Control
Edward A. Nardell
IV. DIAGNOSIS OF ACTIVE DISEASE AND LATENTINFECTION
7. Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Lucian Davis
8. Radiology of Mycobacterial Disease
Anne McB. Curtis
9. Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection
Ajit Lalvani, Clementine Fraser, and Manish Pareek
V. DRUGS AND VACCINES FORTUBERCULOSIS
10. Clinical Pharmacology of the Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs
Gerry Davies and Charles Peloquin
11. New Developments in Drug Treatment
Alexander S. Pym, Camus Nimmo, and James Millard
12. BCG and Other Vaccines
Rachel Tanner and Helen McShane
VI. CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT
13. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Charles S. Dela Cruz, Barbara Seaworth, and Graham Bothamley
14. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Charles L. Daley
15. Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection
Charisse Mandimika and Gerald Friedland
16. Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Keertan Dheda, Aliasgar Esmail, Anzaan Dippenaar, Robin Warren, Jennifer Furin, and Christoph Lange
17. The Surgical Management of Tuberculosis and Its Complications
Richard S. Steyn
18. Tuberculosis in Childhood and Pregnancy
Lindsay H. Cameron and Jeffrey R. Starke
19. Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Including Risk Factors for the Development of Tuberculosis
Martin Dedicoat
VII. OFFICIAL STATEMENTS: COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
20. Treatment Guidelines for Active Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Lynn E. Sosa and Lloyd N. Friedman
VIII. CONTROL
21. Tuberculosis Epidemic Control: A Comprehensive Strategy to Drive Down Tuberculosis
Salmaan Keshavjee, Tom Nicholson, Aamir J. Khan, Lucica Ditiu, Paul E. Farmer, and Mercedes C. Becerra
IX. RELATED ASPECTS
22. Animal Tuberculosis
Catherine Wilson
Index
