Addressing the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis a realistic assessment of the challenge : workshop summary

"Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in the world today, with 4,500 people dying from the disease every day. Many cases of TB can be cured by available antibiotics, but some TB is resistant to multiple drugs--a major and growing threat worldwide. The Institute of Medicine's...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation (-)
Other Authors: Giffin, Robert B. (-), Robinson, Sally
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press 2009.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622055206719
Table of Contents:
  • Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Tables, Figures, and Boxes
  • Acronyms
  • Summary
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The Global Spread of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  • Chapter 3. MDR TB Transmission, HIV Coinfection, and Transmission Control
  • Chapter 4. Diagnosis
  • Chapter 6. Infrastructure and Health Care Delivery Systems
  • 6 Global Systems for the Purchase and Delivery of TB Drugs
  • Chapter 7. Research on the Global Control of TB: Understanding the Role of Drugs, Vaccines, and Funding
  • Chapter 8. Strategies for Confronting the Global MDR and XDR TB Crisis
  • References.
  • Appendix A: Agenda
  • Appendix B: Participant Biographies
  • Appendix C: Partners In Health White Paper' stemming the Tide of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Major Barriers to Addressing the Growing Epidemic