Book Description
In the United States, TB has re-emerged as a serious public health problem. In addition to those with active TB, an estimated 10 to 15 million people in the United States are infected with M. tuberculosis without displaying symptoms (latent TB) and about one in ten of these individuals will develop active TB at some time in their lives. Minorities are affected disproportionately by TB: 54 percent of active TB cases in 1999 were among African-American and Hispanic people, with an additional 20 percent found in Asians. This issue updates the reader on the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

About the Author
Neil W. Schluger, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Assistant Director, Bellevue Hospital Chest Service, New York, New York

TOC

Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the United States
Genetic Susceptibility to Tuberculosis
Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
Issues in the Management of HIV-Related Tuberculosis
Molecular Epidemiology- A Tool for Understanding Control of Tuberculosis Transmission
New Drugs for Tuberculosis
The Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
The DOTS Strategy for Controlling the Global Tuberculosis Epidemic
The Global Alliance for Tuberculosis Drug Development
The Origin and Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Treatment of Active Tuberculosis- Challenges and Prospects
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Tuberculosis in Children

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