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Addressing the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis a realistic assessment of the challenge : workshop summary

"Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in the world today, with 4,500 people dying from the disease every day. Many cases of TB can be cured by available antibiotics, but some TB is resistant to multiple drugs--a major and growing threat worldwide. The Institute of Medicine's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giffin, Robert B.
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation
Other Authors: Robinson, Sally
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press c2009, 2009
Subjects:
Internationality
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-resistant / Transmission
Antitubercular Agents
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-resistant
Hiv Infections / Complications
Online Access:
Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references
  • Introduction
  • The global spread of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
  • MDR TB transmission, HIV coinfection, and transmission control
  • Diagnosis
  • Infrastructure and health care delivery systems
  • Global systems for the purchase and delivery of TB drugs
  • Research on the global control of TB: understanding the role of drugs, vaccines, and funding
  • Strategies for confronting the global MDR and XDR TB crisis

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