Addressing the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis : a realistic assessment of the challenge : workshop summary / Robert Giffin and Sally Robinson, rapporteurs; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giffin, Robert B.

Robinson, Sally.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis--Congresses.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis--Congresses.

Tuberculosis.

Drug resistance--Congresses.

Drug resistance.

Antitubercular agents--Congresses.

Antitubercular agents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in the world today, with 4,500 people dying from the disease every day. Many cases of TB can be cured by available antibiotics, but some TB is resistant to multiple drugs--a major and growing threat worldwide. The Institute of Medicine's Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation hosted a workshop on November 5, 2008, to address the mounting concern of drug-resistant TB. The session brought together a wide range of international experts to discuss what is known and not known about this growing threat, and to explore possible solutions."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Reviewers

Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Acronyms

Summary

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Global Spread of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Chapter 3. MDR TB Transmission, HIV Coinfection, and Transmission Control

Chapter 4. Diagnosis

Chapter 6. Infrastructure and Health Care Delivery Systems

6 Global Systems for the Purchase and Delivery of TB Drugs

Chapter 7. Research on the Global Control of TB: Understanding the Role of Drugs, Vaccines, and Funding

Chapter 8. Strategies for Confronting the Global MDR and XDR TB Crisis

References.

Appendix A: Agenda

Appendix B: Participant Biographies

Appendix C: Partners In Health White Paper' stemming the Tide of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Major Barriers to Addressing the Growing Epidemic

Notes:

"The Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation held a workshop in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2008"--p. 2.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612454844

9780309148740

030914874X

9781282454842

1282454846

9780309130455

030913045X

OCLC:

923280829