TB/HIV a clinical manual

Publication/Creation:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2004

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

2nd ed.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

TB/HIV a clinical manual / Stop TB Department, Department of HIV/AIDS, Department of Child and Adolescent Health Development ; writing team: Anthony Harries, Dermot Maher, Stephen Graham

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Additional Author/Creators:

Graham, Stephen
Harries, A. D.
Maher, Dermot
Stop TB Initiative (World Health Organization)
World Health Organization. Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health and Development
World Health Organization. Dept. of HIV/AIDS

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

HIV (Viruses)--Africa
Tuberculosis--Africa

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Background information on tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus -- An expanded framework for effective tuberculosis control -- Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults -- Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children -- Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in adults and children -- Diagnosis of HIV infection in adults with tuberculosis -- Diagnosis of HIV infection in children with tuberculosis -- Standardized tuberculosis case definitions and treatment categories -- Management of patients with tuberculosis -- Side-effects of antituberculosis drugs -- Antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV infection -- Treatment and prevention of other HIV-related diseases in TB/HIV patients -- Coordinated care in different settings -- Prevention of tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals.

Summary:

Developments since 1996, particularly in the TB/HIV field, have now prompted a second edition of this popular manual which provides a pocket-sized guide to the clinical management of TB, particularly in patients suffering from co-infection with HIV. Designed for use by busy clinicians, the manual aims to promote the best possible diagnosis and treatment in low-income countries where the prevalence of TB and HIV infection is high, case loads are heavy, and laboratory support may be limited. With these needs in mind, the manual combines the latest scientific knowledge about TB and HIV with autho

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

General Note:

WHO/HTM/TB/2004.329.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936502147302486

ISBN:

1-280-43620-4
9786610436200
92-4-068444-1
92-4-068138-8

OCLC Number:

156994069
935263256