Title | Tuberculosis [electronic resource] / edited by M. Monir Madkour |
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Imprint | Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18937-1 |
Descript | XXI, 930 p. online resource |
Historical Background -- 1 Tuberculosis in Ancient Egypt -- 2 Historical Aspects of Tuberculosis -- Epidemiology -- 3 Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis -- 4 Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia -- 5 The Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis -- 6 Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis -- 7 Tuberculosis in Special Groups and Occupational Hazards -- Microbiology, Immunology, Pathogenesis and Pathology -- 8 Microbiology of Tuberculosis -- 9 The Immunology and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis -- 10 Pathology of Tuberculosis -- 11 Nontuberculous Mycobacteria -- Diagnosis -- 12 Serologie Testing for Tuberculosis -- 13 PCR and Diagnosis of Tuberculosis -- 14 Hematologic Findings in Mycobacterial Infections Among Immunosuppressed and Immunocompetent Patients -- 15 Immunodiagnostics for Latent Tuberculosis Infection -- Organ-related Chapters -- 16 Childhood Tuberculosis -- 17 Primary Tuberculosis in Adults -- 18 Miliary/Disseminated Tuberculosis -- 19 Tuberculosis and Pregnancy -- 20 Post-primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis -- 21 Endobronchial Tuberculosis -- 22 Pleural Tuberculosis -- 23 Radiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis -- 24 Pulmonary Function Test and Tuberculosis -- 25 Thoracic Surgery for Tuberculosis -- 26 Radionuclides in Pulmonary and Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis -- 27 Tuberculosis of the Heart and Pericardium -- 28 Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis -- 29 Tuberculosis and Co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- 30 Spinal Tuberculosis -- 31 Surgical Management of Spinal Tuberculosis -- 32 Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System -- 33 Imaging of Brain and Spinal Cord Tuberculosis -- 34 Extraspinal Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis -- 35 Imaging of Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis -- 36 Tuberculosis of the Skin -- 37 Abdominal Tuberculosis -- 38 Imaging of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis -- 39 Genitourinary Tuberculosis -- 40 Ocular Manifestations of Tuberculosis -- 41 Otorhinolaryngeal Aspects of Tuberculosis -- 42 Endocrine and Metabolie Manifestations of Tuberculosis -- 43 Tuberculous Vasculitis and Mycotic Aneurysms -- Treatment -- 44 Treatment of Tuberculosis -- 45 Directly Observed Treatment for Tuberculosis Control -- 46 Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis -- 47 Monitoring Treatment Efficiacy -- Control and Prevention -- 48 Tuberculosis Control in Developing and Developed Countries -- 49 BCG and New Tuberculosis Vaccines -- 50 Tuberculosis in Animals -- About the Editor