Timebomb the global epidemic of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Reichman, Lee B. (Author), Tanne, Janice Hopkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw Hill 2002
• Subjects: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary > epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant > epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Russia > epidemiology; United States > epidemiology
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"This is an excellent book. It should be read by all who are interested in any aspect of Tuberculosis, including the growing problem of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis." Journal of American Medical Association "The book serves an important function, relaying statistics and TB hot sp...

Table of Contents:

• |g 1. |t Ebola with wings
• |g 2. |t Cows and mummies : a brief history of tuberculosis
• |g 3. The |t world is different now
• |g 4. TB in the time of AIDS
• |g 5. |t Smoke and mirrors in Moscow
• |g 6. |t Inside the gulag
• |g 7. The |t Russian style of TB treatment
• |g 8. |t Fingerprinting the bacteria
• |g 9. |t Epidemic in New York
• |g 10. |t DOTS in the real world
• |g 11. |t Why are there no new drugs or vaccines for TB?
• |g 12. The |t unusual suspects
• |g 13. |t Tiger at the gates.