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Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world : fourth global report : the World Health Organization/International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (WHO/UNION) Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance, 2002-2007 / / [written by Abigail Wright, Matteo Zignol]



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Autore: Wright Abigail Visualizza persona
Titolo: Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world : fourth global report : the World Health Organization/International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (WHO/UNION) Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance, 2002-2007 / / [written by Abigail Wright, Matteo Zignol] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, c2008
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
Disciplina: 614.5/42
Soggetto topico: Tuberculosis - Prevention
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Drug resistance
Altri autori: ZignolMatteo  
Note generali: "WHO/HTM/TB/2008.394."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; GLOBAL NETWORK OF SUPRANATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. METHODS; Chapter 3. RESULTS; Chapter 4. DISCUSSION; References; Annex 1; Annex 2; Annex 3; Annex 4; Annex 5
Sommario/riassunto: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to this new report that presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale of drug resistance in tuberculosis.This fourth global report is based on information collected between 2002 and 2006 on 90,000 TB patients in 81countries. It also found that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a virtually untreatable form of therespiratory disease, has been recorded in 45 countries. The primary aim of this report is to share survey and surveillance data on drug resistance in TB. The
Altri titoli varianti: WHO/IUATLD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance
Titolo autorizzato: Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-05806-1
9786612058066
92-4-068357-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910142970003321
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