Clinical tuberculosis

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.