The Global Crisis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Leadership of China and the BRICS Challenges and Opportunities : Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Steve Olson (author), Rebecca A. English (author), Anne B. Claiborne (author), Zhongguo ke xue yuan (issuing body), Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (issuing body), Global Crisis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Leadership of the BRICS Countries : Challenges and Opportunities (Workshop)

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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most effective first-line anti-TB drugs, originally developed and introduced in the 1950 and 1960s. This book presents the summary of a workshop convened to address the current status of drug-resistant TB globally and in China.

Book information

ISBN:	9780309285964
Publisher:	National Academies Press
Imprint:	National Academies Press
Pub date:	28 Feb 2014
DEWEY:	362.196995
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	363g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	15mm