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A Comprehensive Clinical Reference
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Edited By
H. Schaaf, MBChB(Stellenbosch), MMed Paed(Stellenbosch), DCM(Stellenbosch), MD Paed(Stellenbosch), Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Desmond
Tutu Tuberculosis Centre and Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Children's Hospital, Western
Cape, South Africa.
Alimuddin Zumla, BSc, MBChB, MSc, PhD(Lond), FRCP(Lond), FRCP(Edin), Professor of Infectious Disease and International Health, University College London,
Royal Free and University College, London Medical School; Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, Windeyer
Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK; Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases, University College
London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK; Honorary consultant physician, St. Luke's Hospital for the Clergy, London; Honorary Professor,
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK; Honorary Professor, Centre for International Child Health, Institute
of Child Health, London, UK; Visiting Professor, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia; Honorary Professor, University
of Cape Town, Department of Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa, Member of Court of Governors, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
London, UK; Formerly, Associate Professor, Center for Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School
of Medicine and Public Health, Houston, TX, USA; Vice President and Council Member, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine, London, UK (2003-2006)
Description
This book provides all the vital information you need to know about tuberculosis, especially in the face of drug-resistant strains of
the disease. Coverage includes which patient populations face an elevated risk of infection, as well as which therapies are appropriate
and how to correctly monitor ongoing treatment so that patients are cured. Properly administer screening tests, interpret their results,
and identify manifestations of the disease, with authoritative guidance from expert clinicians from around the world.
Audience
Infectious Disease
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Hardbound, 1046 pages, publication date: MAR-2009
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3988-4
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3988-0
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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