Mycobacteria, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998 II Chemotherapy Chapman & Hall medical microbiology Series

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.

1. GLOBAL ASPECTS OF TUBERCULOSIS.- 2. BASIC CONCEPTS IN THE CHEMOTHERAPY OF TUBERCULOSIS.- 3. EXPERIMENTAL CHEMOTHERAPY OF MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES.- 4. CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS IN TUBERCULOSIS: LESSONS TO BE DRAWN.- 5. CHEMOTHERAPY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.- 6. TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES.- 7. CHEMOTHERAPY OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.- 8. TUBERCULOSIS AND THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME.- 9. THE MANAGEMENT OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.- 10. CHEMOTHERAPY OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES.- 11. PREVENTIVE THERAPY OR TUBERCULOSIS.- 12. FAILURES IN TUBERCULOSIS CHEMOTHERAPY.- 13. NEW DRUGS AND STRATEGIES FOR CHEMOTHERAPY OF TUBERCULOSIS.- 14. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LEPROSY.- 15. TREATMENT OF LEPROSY.