The Emerging Threat of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Southern Africa : Global and Local Challenges and Solutions: Workshop Summary.

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, Devel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lebovitz, Yeonwoo (Autor), Claiborne, Anne B. (Autor)
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation (Autor), Academy of Science of South Africa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: National Academies Press 2011.
Temas:
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis > South Africa > Prevention > Congresses.
Tuberculosis > South Africa > Congresses.
Drug resistance > Congresses.
Tuberculosis.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Mycobacterial diseases.
Gram-positive bacterial infections.
Bacterial diseases.
Diseases.
Drug resistance.
Tuberculosis
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
Pharmacological Phenomena
Mycobacterium Infections
Physiological Phenomena
Actinomycetales Infections
Phenomena and Processes
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Disease
Drug Resistance
Tuberculose > Afrique du Sud > Congrès.
Résistance aux médicaments > Congrès.
Tuberculose.
Tuberculose multirésistante.
Mycobactérioses.
Infections à bactéries Gram positives.
Maladies bactériennes.
Maladies.
Résistance aux médicaments.
Mycobacterial diseases
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Gram-positive bacterial infections
Diseases
Bacterial diseases
Drug resistance
South Africa
Electronic resource.
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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, Development, and Translation and the Academy of Science of South Africa held a workshop to discuss ways to fight the growing threat of drug-resistant TB.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9780309160247
0309160243
1283081547
9781283081542

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