Tuberculosis: Current Issues in Diagnosis and Management

InTech, 2016. — 500 p. — ISBN-10: 953-51-1049-7, ISBN-13: 978-953-51-1049-1First published March, 2013 second — 2016This book covers all cover all aspects and developments of the diagnosis and management of MDR TB in great detail. This book will serve as a practical guide for the diagnosis and management of TB for practicing physicians (especially pulmonologists and internists) and all those who are involved in the management of TB.The book contains chapters on epidemiology, immune-pathology, diagnosis, treatment and latest advances for TB, highlighting the global perspective of tuberculosis.Preface
Pathophysiology and Immunogenesis of Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Adaptation to Survival in a Human Host
The Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Humans
Lipid Inclusions in Mycobacterial Infections
The Role of Antibodies in the Defense Against Tuberculosis
Influence of the Interferon-Gamma (IFN-y) and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-a) Gene Polymorphisms in TB Occurrence and Clinical Spectrum
Tuberculosis Pharmacogenetics: State of The Art
Pathophysiology of Tuberculosis
Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis
Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis – Latest Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Evaluation of Tuberculosis
First- and Second-Line Drugs and Drug Resistance
Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Epidemiology of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Drug Resistance in M. Tuberculosis
Management of Drug-Resistant TB
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis – Diagnosis, Treatment. Management and Control: The Experience in Thailand
Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculous Pleural Effusion
Neurotuberculosis and HIV Infection
Miscellaneous
Research and Development of New Drugs Against Tuberculosis
Web Resources on TB: Information. Research, and Data Analysis
Peadiatric Tuberculosis: Is the World Doing Enough?
Economic Evaluation of Diagnosis Tuberculosis in Hospital Setting
Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Latin America: Patchwork Studies Reveal Inequalities in Its Control – The Cases of Chiapas (Mexico), Chine (Ecuador) and Lima (Peru)