Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schlossberg, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [1999]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. General considerations
  • Epidemiology and host factors
  • Pathophysiology : basic aspects
  • Pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and immunology : clinical orientations
  • Diagnosis and susceptibility testing
  • Tuberculin skin testing
  • Chemotherapy of tuberculosis
  • Therapy of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
  • Role of surgery in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Prophylaxis
  • The global epidemic of tuberculosis : a World Health Organization perspective
  • Tuberculosis in enclosed populations : hospitals, prisons, shelter, and nursing homes
  • Role of the health department - legal and public health considerations
  • Pt. 2. Clinical tuberculosis
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Upper respiratory tract tuberculosis
  • Otologic tuberculosis
  • Ocular tuberculosis
  • Central nervous system tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous lymphadenitis
  • Genitourinary tuberculosis
  • Musculoskeletal tuberculosiƝ
  • Cardiovascular tuberculosis
  • Tuberculous enteritis
  • Tuberculous peritonitis
  • Tuberculosis of the liver and biliary tract
  • Cutaneous tuberculosis
  • Miliary tuberculosis
  • Endocrine and metabolic aspects of tuberculosis
  • Hematologic changes in tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis in infants and children
  • Pregnancy and the puerperium
  • Human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis
  • Pt. 3. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
  • Clinical syndromes and diagnosis : overview
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex disease
  • Mycobacterium fortuitum, chelonae, abscessus
  • Mycobacterium kansasii
  • Mycobacterium marinum
  • Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
  • Other nontuberculous mycobacteria and Mycobacterium bovis