Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

Caws, Maxine; Marais, Ben; Heemskerk, Dorothee; Farrar, Jeremy

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19132-4

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Author(s)

Caws, Maxine

Marais, Ben

Heemskerk, Dorothee

Farrar, Jeremy

Collection

Wellcome

Language

English

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Abstract

This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation and the most recent scientific developments in the field of tuberculosis research, with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. It may serve as a practical resource for students, clinicians and researchers who work in the field of infectious diseases.

URI

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35506

Keywords

treatment; clinical presentation; tuberculosis; diagnosis; infectious diseases; epidemiology; history and disease epidemiology; HIV; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCJ Infectious and contagious diseases

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-19132-4

ISBN

9783319191324

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publisher website

http://www.springernature.com/oabooks

Publication date and place

2015

Grantor

Wellcome Trust

Series

SpringerBriefs in Public Health,

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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Chapters in this book

Chapter 1 Epidemiology

Caws, Maxine; Marais, Ben; Heemskerk, Dorothee; Farrar, Jeremy (2015)

This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation and the most recent scientific ...
Chapter 2 Pathogenesis

Caws, Maxine; Marais, Ben; Heemskerk, Dorothee; Farrar, Jeremy (2015)

This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation and the most recent scientific ...
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