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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, Academy of Science of South Africa
Otros Autores: Claiborne, Anne B., Lebovitz, Yeonwoo, Olson, Steve, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Colección:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis > South Africa > Prevention > Congresses.
Tuberculosis > South Africa > Congresses.
Drug resistance > Congresses.
Drug resistance.
Antitubercular agents.
Drug Resistance > South Africa > Congresses.
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant > prevention & control
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant > prevention & control > South Africa > Congresses.
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant > epidemiology > Africa, Southern > Congresses.
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis > prevention & control > Africa, Southern > Congresses.
Drug Resistance
Antitubercular Agents > Africa, Southern > Congresses.
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis > epidemiology > Africa, Southern > Congresses.
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant > prevention & control > Africa, Southern > Congresses.
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant > epidemiology
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis > prevention & control
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis > epidemiology
Antitubercular Agents
Tuberculose > Afrique du Sud > Congrès.
Résistance aux médicaments > Congrès.
Résistance aux médicaments.
Antituberculeux.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
Tuberculosis.
Africa, Southern.
South Africa
Africa, Southern
Afrique australe.
Southern Africa.
South Africa.
Congress
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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"--Publisher's website.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 128 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-93).
ISBN:9780309160254
0309160251
9786613081544
661308154X
1283081547
9781283081542
0309211603
9780309211604

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