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Mycobacteria: II Chemotherapy

By Pattisapu R. J. Gangadharam PH.D. , P. Anthony Jenkins PH.D. (eds.) , Nils E. Billo (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1998
ISBN
978-1-4615-7513-9, 978-1-4615-7511-5
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-7511-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9044451 bytes)
Series
Chapman & Hall Medical Microbiology Series
Edition
1
Pages
436\451
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
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Description

Mycobacteria is divided into two volumes. The first volume deals with the basic biology of mycobacteria. With its emphasis on the state of the art outlook, this volume includes taxonomy and molecular biology of mycobacteria, modern approaches for detection of mycobacteria, and immunology and immunization against tuberculosis. The second volume covers drug trestments for mycobacteria anad tuberculosis. It outlines trends of discovery and development of chemotherapy, starting from the mid-50's to present day uses of chemotherapy in treating AIDS, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and other non-tuberculosis mycobacterial diseases.

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