THE TUBERCULOSIS NURSE: FUNCTIONS & QUALIFICATIONS

By RICHARD WILLIAMS

CONTENT CHAPTER 1: HISTORY CHAPTER 2: MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF THE MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX CHAPTER 3: THE BASICS OF CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY CHAPTER 4: GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS CHAPTER 5: IMMUNOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, VIRULENCE CHAPTER 6: HOST GENETICS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY CHAPTER 7: GLOBAL BURDEN OF TUBERCULOSIS CHAPTER 8: TUBERCULOSIS CAUSED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE M TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX CHAPTER 9: MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY: BREAKTHROUGH ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS CHAPTER 10: NEW VACCINES AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS CHAPTER 11: BIOSAFETY AND HOSPITAL CONTROL CHAPTER 12: CONVENTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC METHODS CHAPTER 13: IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS CHAPTER 14: NEW DIAGNOSTIC METHODS CHAPTER 15: TUBERCULOSIS IN ADULTS CHAPTER 16: TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN CHAPTER 17: TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV/AIDS CHAPTER 18: DRUGS AND DRUG INTERACTIONS CHAPTER 19: DRUG RESISTANCE AND DRUG RESISTANCE DETECTION CHAPTER 20: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES