Research Catalog

Title

Clinical tuberculosis / edited by P.D.O. Davies ; with a foreword by John Crofton.

Publication

London ; New York : Chapman & Hall Medical, c1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

Davies, P. D. O.

Description

xix, 426 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.

Subject

• Tuberculosis

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / John Crofton -- 1. Historical Background / C. C. Evans -- 2. The Epidemiological Basis of Tuberculosis Control / D. A. Enarson and Annik Rouillon -- 3. The Microbiology of Tuberculosis / P. A. Jenkins -- 4. The Pathology of Tuberculosis / E. A. Sheffield -- 5. The Immunophysiology and Immunopathology of Tuberculosis / J. M. Grange -- 6. Respiratory Tuberculosis / L. P. Ormerod -- 7. Non-respiratory Tuberculosis / M. J. Humphries, W. K. Lam and R. Teoh -- 8. Treatment. 8a. The clinical pharmacology of antituberculosis drugs / P. A. Winstanley. 8b. Chemotherapy of tuberculosis / S. L. Chan. 8c. Surgical management of pulmonary tuberculosis / R. J. Donnelly and P. D. O. Davies. 8d. Problems in the management of tuberculosis / P. D. O. Davies -- 9. The Extent and Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: the American Experience / S. W. Dooley, Jr. and Patricia M. Simone -- 10. Tuberculosis in Immigrants, Ethnic Minorities and the Homeless / P. D. O. Davies.
• 11. Childhood Tuberculosis / G. Wong and S. J. Oppenheimer -- 12. HIV-related Tuberculosis. 12a. Tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection in industrialized countries / H. L. Rieder. 12b. The association between HIV and tuberculosis in the developing world / A. D. Harries -- 13. Environmental Mycobacteria / J. Banks -- 14. Prevention. 14a. Preventive therapy for tuberculosis / R. J. O'Brien. 14b. BCG vaccination / P. G. Smith -- 15. Control. 15a. Control of tuberculosis in low-prevalence countries / A. G. Leitch. 15b. Tuberculosis control in high-prevalence countries / Petra Graf. 15c. The role of the tuberculosis visitor / Ceridwen S. D. Williams. 15d. Practical problems of the tuberculin test / P. D. O. Davies and A. G. Leitch -- 16. Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Animals and Humans / E. Anne Fanning -- 17. Recent Advances in Diagnostic Techniques. 17a. The serodiagnosis of tuberculosis / E. G. L. Wilkins. 17b. Polymerase chain reaction / R. J. Shaw.
• 17c. DNA fingerprinting: a powerful new tool for the study of tuberculosis / P. Godfrey-Faussett -- 18. Conclusions / P. D. O. Davies.

ISBN

041248630X (acid-free paper)

LCCN

93026568

OCLC

• 28422191
• ocm28422191
• SCSB-4724477

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries