TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
AU  - Jaramillo, Ernesto.
ED  - 
ED  - 
ED  - Stop TB Initiative (World Health Organization);Great Britain.;United States.
ED  - 
TI  - : [emergency update 2008] 
SN  - 9789241547581;9241547588
SN  - 2
PY  - 2008///];copyright 2008.46
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization, Stop TB Department
KW  - 
KW  - 2
KW  - 0
KW  - 6
KW  - 20
KW  - Chemotherapy.;Prevention.;Chemotherapy.;Treatment.;drug therapy.;prevention & control.;administration & dosage.;drug therapy
KW  - Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis;Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis;Antitubercular agents.;HIV infections;Comorbidity;Highly active antiretroviral therapy.;Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Restant;Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Restant;Antitubercular Agents;HIV Infections;Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
N1  - WHO/HTM/TB/2008.402; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; 5; Also available online
N2  - 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
ER  -