Author : Dorothee Heemskerk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 29,42 MB
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3319191322
This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation and the most recent scientific developments in the field of tuberculosis research, with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. It may serve as a practical resource for students, clinicians and researchers who work in the field of infectious diseases.
Author : King K. Holmes
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 1027 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1464805253
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 18,48 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : K. Toman
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2004-06-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241546034
This is the second edition of a reference work aimed at all those concerned with dealing with tuberculosis control in developing countries. The book follows in the tradition of Kurt Toman's original work in this field, with the text set out in a question and answer format, grouped under three headings: case detection; treatment, and monitoring. The threat of tuberculosis is still potent, with two million deaths globally. This new edition, containing contributions from a number of experts in this field, addresses the resurgence of tuberculosis, and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacilli, and the growth of HIV-infected individuals with tuberculosis, as well as recent scientific developments.
Author : John Crofton
Publisher : MacMillan
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Tuberculosis
ISBN : 9780333724309
This is a guide to the diagnosis of all forms of tuberculosis (TB). The second edition of the text includes a rewritten and enlarged section on HIV infection in relation to TB as well as the recommendations from experts from the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. An outline of the WHO DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse) programme is included and the whole text reviewed and updated. Case studies are used to demonstrate points raised.
Author : H. Simon Schaaf
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 36,44 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781416039884
Providing clinicians with all the vital information about tuberculosis, especially in the face of drug-resistant strains of the disease, this text covers which patient populations face an elevated risk of infection as well as which therapies are appropriate and how to correctly monitor ongoing treatment so that patients are cured.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241501583
This 2011 update of Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis is intended as a tool for use by public health professionals working in response to the Sixty-second World Health Assembly's resolution on prevention and control of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Resolution WHA62.15, adopted in 2009, calls on Member States to develop a comprehensive framework for the management and care of patients with drug-resistant TB. The recommendations contained in these guidelines address the most topical questions concerning the programmatic management of drug-resistant TB: case-finding, multidrug resistance, treatment regimens, monitoring the response to treatment, and selecting models of care. The guidelines primarily target staff and medical practitioners working in TB treatment and control, and partners and organizations providing technical and financial support for care of drug-resistant TB in settings where resources are limited.
Author : Jeffrey R. Starke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0190220899
Tuberculosis remains one of the most prevalent, deadly, and underdiagnosed infectious diseases in the world. In children, this burden is doubly problematic because of the disease's unique clinical characteristics and its need for special public health and diagnostic techniques. After decades of relative inattention to these factors, childhood tuberculosis has now grown into an important area of competency for child health programs in low-burden areas, including the United States. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis is a state of the art clinical reference written and edited by the world's leading experts in childhood tuberculosis. It offers clinicians in any geography or setting practical, evidence-based advice on all aspects of the disease, including its natural history, epidemiology, presentation, treatment, and prevention -- all in a format that synthesizes literature with the clinical experience of the leading authorities in this challenging field. As the need for childhood tuberculosis services in child health programs grows, this handbook provides a new benchmark for practitioners and trainees in pediatrics, infectious disease, pulmonary medicine, and public health to better understand this persisting and difficult disease.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9241547588
The emergence of extensively drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, especially in countries with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, is a serious threat to global public health and jeopardizes efforts to effectively control the disease. This publication offers updated recommendations for the diagnosis and management of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a variety of geographical, economic and social settings, and the recording of data that enables the monitoring and evaluation of programs.--Publisher's description.
Author : Dean T. Jamison
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821363980
Current data and trends in morbidity and mortality for the sub-Saharan Region as presented in this new edition reflect the heavy toll that HIV/AIDS has had on health indicators, leading to either a stalling or reversal of the gains made, not just for communicable disorders, but for cancers, as well as mental and neurological disorders.
