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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820967903321

Autore

Toman K

Titolo

Toman's tuberculosis : case detection, treatment, and monitoring : questions and answers / / edited by T. Frieden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2004

ISBN

1-280-50330-0

9786610503308

1-4237-9015-4

92-4-068142-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 332 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

FriedenTom

Disciplina

616.995

Soggetti

Tuberculosis - Diagnosis

Tuberculosis - Chemotherapy

Antitubercular agents

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition: Tuberculosis case-finding and chemotherapy : questions and answers / K. Toman. 1979.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries -- Contents -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements for the First Edition -- Acknowledgements for the Second Edition -- Contributors -- Case detection -- Treatment -- Monitoring.

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of this practical, authoritative reference book provides a rational basis for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. Written by a number of experts in the field, it remains faithful to Kurt Toman's original question-and-answer format, with subject matter grouped under the three headings Case detection, Treatment, and Monitoring. It is a testament to the enduring nature of the first edition that so much material has been retained unchanged. At the same time, the new edition has had not only to address the huge resurgence of tuberculosis, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacilli, and the special needs of HIV-infected individuals with tuberculosis, but also to encompass significant scientific advances. These changes in the profile of the disease and in approaches to management have inevitably prompted many new questions and



anwers and given a different complexion to others. Toman's Tuberculosis remains essential reading for all who need to learn more about every aspect of tuberculosis - case-finding, management, and effective control strategies. It provides invaluable support to anyone in the front line of the battle against this disease, from programme managers to policy-makers and from medical personnel to volunteer health workers.