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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461498403321

Titolo

Current diagnosis of infant tuberculosis infection [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Paulo Renato Zuquim Antas ; co-editors, Dilvani Oliveira Santos, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Theolis Barbosa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Brazil], : Bentham Science Publishers, [2012]

ISBN

1-60805-302-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (115 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Renato Zuquim AntasPaulo

SantosDilvani Oliveira

PinheiroRoberta Olmo

BarbosaTheolis

Disciplina

616.9/95

Soggetti

Tuberculosis

Infants - Diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover and title; 03 REVISED eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 Dedication; 05 Contents; 07 Preface; 08 Contributors; 10 Chapter One II-OK; 11 Chapter Two II-OK; 12 Chapter Three II-OK; 13 Chapter Four II OK; 14 Chapter Five II-OK; 15 Chapter Six II-OK; 16 Chapter Seven II-OK; 17 Chapter Eight II-OK; 18 Appendix; 19 Glossary of Terms; 20 Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the most extraordinary characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is its capacity to remain within the host's tissues for a long period of time. There is an enormous reservoir of persons latently infected with tuberculosis (LTBI) estimated at about a third of the world's population. From this reservoir arise about 10 million new cases of active TB and more than two million deaths occur annually. Current Diagnosis of Infant Tuberculosis Infection covers problems concerning the diagnosis of LTBI, giving an overview of commercially available options and, unlike most reviews on