Completely updated and revised, Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB practitioner?whether in public health, laboratory science or clinical practice?with a synoptic and definitive account of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of this challenging and debilitating disease.
New in the Fifth Edition:
- Gamma interferon-based blood tests for the screening of latent infection
- New molecular techniques for diagnosing the species of Mycobacterium and identifying the gene for rifampicin resistance
- Updated content on the human immune response to the tubercle bacillus
- Details of microscopic observation for drug sensitivity
- Expanded sections on the management and control of TB both locally and globally
- A wealth of new diagrams and clinical photographs
- Access to companion eBook included with the print book