Clinical Tuberculosis

by SirJohnCrofton (Author), Fred Miller (Author), NormanHorne (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $12.19

  This comprehensive and practical book on how to diagnose and treat tuberculosis is aimed at non-specialist doctors and other health professionals working in high-prevalence areas where facilities may be limited. It also serves as a textbook for medical and related students. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience and contributions from WHO and IUATLD experts in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the book incorporates up-to-date collective thinking, such as the relation of tuberculosis to HIV infection, presented in plain English, with a glossary, line diagrams and flow charts.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $8.58

  This is a guide to the diagnosis of all forms of tuberculosis (TB). The second edition of the text includes a rewritten and enlarged section on HIV infection in relation to TB as well as the recommendations from experts from the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. An outline of the WHO DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse) programme is included and the whole text reviewed and updated. Case studies are used to demonstrate points raised.