Thoroughly examining tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, this Third Edition merges state-of-the-art research developments with principles of programmatic TB management. Each of the 50 chapters analyze current studies on TB mechanisms and treatment and will meet the needs of all who work in the field of TB control, whether in low-income, high-prevalence areas or in low-prevalence industrialized countries.
Introduction Claude Lenfant, Historical Background Lee BReichman and
Earl SHershfield, Preface, Acknowledgments, Contributors, SECTION I: BASIC
ASPECTS OF TUBERCULOSIS, SECTION II: CLINICAL TUBERCULOSIS, SECTION III:
CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSISBASIC PRINCIPLES AND TOOLS, SECTION IV: CONTROL OF
TUBERCULOSISTAILORING TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL, SECTION V: NEW CHALLENGES FOR A
NEW CENTURY, SECTION VI: BUILDING THE FUTURE, Index
Earl S. Hershfield, Lee B. Reichman
