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992507
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b746877
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Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis : : emergency update 2008 /\ Steering Group, Ernesto Jaramillo [and others].
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| Edition Statement
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Emergency update.
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| Publication Statement
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Geneva :: World Health Organization, Stop TB Dept.,, ©2008.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxi, 247 pages) :: illustrations, forms
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| ISBN
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9240683534
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: 9241547588
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: 9789240683532
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: 9789241547581
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| Notes
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"WHO/HTM/TB/2008.402."
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Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 26, 2008).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Background information on DR-TB -- Framework for effective control of DR-TB -- Political commitment and coordination -- Definitions : case registration, bacteriology and treatment outcomes -- Case-finding strategies -- Laboratory aspects -- Treatment strategies for MDR-TB and XDR-TB -- Mono-resistant and poly-resistant strains -- Treatment of DR-TB in special conditions and situations -- DR-TB and HIV infection -- Initial evaluation, monitoring of treatment and management of adverse effects -- Treatment delivery and community-based DR-TB support -- Management of patients after MDR-TB treatment failure -- Management of contacts of MDR-TB patients -- Drug resistance and infection control -- Human resources : training and staffing -- Management of second-line antituberulosis drugs -- Category IV recording and reporting system -- Managing DR-TB through patient-centred care -- Appendices.
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| Abstract
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"The emergence of extensively drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, especially in countries with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, is a serious threat to global public health and jeopardizes efforts to effectively control the disease. This publication offers updated recommendations for the diagnosis and management of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a variety of geographical, economic and social settings, and the recording of data that enables the monitoring and evaluation of programs"--Publisher's description.
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Antitubercular agents.
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Comorbidity-- Treatment.
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy.
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HIV infections-- Chemotherapy.
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis-- Chemotherapy.
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis-- Prevention.
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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active.
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Antitubercular Agents-- administration dosage.
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HIV Infections-- drug therapy.
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Restant-- drug therapy
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Restant-- prevention control
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Antitubercular agents.
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy.
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HIV infections-- Chemotherapy.
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MEDICAL-- Oncology.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.995061
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| LC Classification
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RA644.T7
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| NLM classification
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WF 310G3468 2208
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| Added Entry
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Jaramillo, Ernesto.
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Great Britain., Department for International Development.
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United States., Agency for International Development.
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Stop TB Initiative (World Health Organization)
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