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Emerging threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis in southern Africa : global and local challenges and solution : summary of a joint workshop /

"Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately 4,500 people worldwide every day. While most cases of TB can be treated with antibiotics, some strains have developed drug resistance that makes their treatment more expensive, more toxic and less effective for the patient. The IOM Forum on Drug Discovery,...

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Автор-организация: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation., Academy of Science of South Africa.
Други автори: Claiborne, Anne B., Lebovitz, Yeonwoo., Olson, Steve, 1956-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ℗♭2011.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=364663
Подобни документи: Print version:: Emerging threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis in southern Africa.
Съдържание:
  • Introduction
  • The incidence of drug-resistant TB in South Africa
  • Surveillance and tracking of drug-resistant TB
  • Transmission and infection control
  • Diganosis of drug-resistant TB
  • Treatment of drug-resistant TB
  • Drug-resistant TB in children
  • Convergence of science and policy to create a blueprint for action.