Completely updated and revised, Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB practitioner―whether in public health, laboratory science or clinical practice―with a synoptic and definitive account of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of this challenging and debilitating disease.

New in the Fifth Edition:

• Gamma interferon-based blood tests for the screening of latent infection
• New molecular techniques for diagnosing the species of Mycobacterium and identifying the gene for rifampicin resistance
• Updated content on the human immune response to the tubercle bacillus
• Details of microscopic observation for drug sensitivity
• Expanded sections on the management and control of TB both locally and globally
• A wealth of new diagrams and clinical photographs
• Access to companion eBook included with the print book