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TUBERCULOSIS AND NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS TUBERCULOSIS AND NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS SEVENTH EDITION Complete coverage of every aspect of tuberculosis and related mycobacterial infections “Tuberculosis appears to be as old as humanity itself.” Despite many advancements since the 1882 identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the causative agent of tuberculosis, it remains one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and threatens the effectiveness of our therapeutic arsenal. In 2015, 1.8 million people died of tuberculosis and almost half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis were diagnosed. For Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, Dr. Schlossberg assembled an international team of experts to write about nearly every facet of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. In addition to presenting the latest clinical data, epidemiological findings, and policy and strategy recommendations of the World Health Organization, four new chapters cover topics of critical importance: The role of therapeutic drug monitoring in mycobacterial infections The public health issues of refugees and migrants, and their exposure and transmission of tuberculosis resulting from humanitarian crises Diabetes mellitus as a significant risk factor for tuberculosis The increased risk of tuberculosis reactivation in people taking tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors and other biopharmaceuticals Other chapters provide detailed information on the clinical, public health, and policy aspects of tracking and treating tuberculosis, including: The many presentations of tuberculosis, from pulmonary to ocular and cardiovascular to urogenital The complications that tuberculosis and antituberculosis therapy cause to the hematologic and endocrine systems Tuberculosis during pregnancy and in infants and children Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis Development of new vaccines Nontuberculous infections caused by mycobacteria found throughout our environment The seventh edition of Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections is an essential resource for anyone working to prevent and treat tuberculosis and associated infections, from infectious disease specialists and pulmonologists to scientists, policymakers, and epidemiologists. A truly modern book that offers students, practitioners, and all readers the chance for a full immersion into the science of tuberculosis.” —MARIO RAVIGLIONE, MD, Global TB Programme, World Health Organization “It’s difficult to improve on an already excellent book but Dr. Schlossberg and colleagues have done it again!” —BURKE A. CUNHA, MD, MACP, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital “This comprehensive book remains the most popular reference among physicians treating tuberculosis.” —LEONID HEIFETS, MD, National Jewish Hospital (from a previous edition) “This book meets a demand for timely information…constitutes a ready and useful reference for general internists and primary care physicians.” —ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (from a previous edition) If you are looking for online access to the latest clinical microbiology content, please visit www.wiley.com/learn/clinmicronow. 

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This comprehensive review of these infections covers epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and public health aspects of tuberculosis in the first section....This is as excellent book for medical students with an interest in TB as well as for established clinicians who see TB patients in their practice. Public health students will find much useful information as well. 3 Stars. -- Doody's Review Service, . . A truly modern book that offers students, practitioners, and all readers the chance for a full immersion into the science of tuberculosis. --Mario Raviglione, MD, Global TB Programme, World Health Organization It's difficult to improve on an already excellent book but Dr. Schlossberg and colleagues have done it again! --Burke A. Cunha, MD, MACP, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital Joseph R. Lentino, MD, PhD(Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine). . **Description**. This comprehensive review of these infections covers epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and public health aspects of tuberculosis in the first section. The second section is devoted to all the clinical manifestations that have been known to occur with TB, ranging from the rare such as otologic, to the common such as vertebral osteomyelitis. This section also covers TB in special populations such as infants and children and HIV infected patients. The third and final section of the book deals exclusively with nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.. . . **Purpose**. The book serves as a ready reference for anyone in medicine, nursing, public health or policy making with an interest in TB. The editor, a professor of medicine and director of the Tuberculosis Control Program at the Philadelphia Department of Health, is internationally known for his work in this field. . . **Audience**. The intended audience is both clinical healthcare providers as well as public health professionals whose daily work puts them in contact with populations at risk for TB.. . **Features**. The book has excellent figures and graphs throughout. Although they are entirely in black and white and some of the photomicrographs lose their impact, this does not detract from their utility. Each chapter has been written in a very concise yet understandable format with extensive and current references.. . **Assessment**. This is as excellent book for medical students with an interest in TB as well as for established clinicians who see TB patients in their practice. Public health students will findmuch useful information as well.. . . Weighted Numerical Score: 86 - 3 Stars.

A truly modern book that offers students, practitioners, and all readers the chance for a full immersion into the science of tuberculosis. --Mario Raviglione, MD, Global TB Programme, World Health Organization It's difficult to improve on an already excellent book but Dr. Schlossberg and colleagues have done it again! --Burke A. Cunha, MD, MACP, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital

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David Schlossberg, MD, FACP, is Medical Director of the Tuberculosis Control Program at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. He is Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Yale University and Tufts Medical School and completed his medical residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, and his infectious disease fellowship at Emory University, Atlanta. Dr. Schlossberg has received numerous teaching awards and has published more than 100 articles, editorials, and book chapters and 28 books on infectious disease.

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