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Pathogenesis of Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis - 9781555813734

Un libro in lingua di Dannenberg Arthur M. Jr. Ph.D. edito da Amer Society for Microbiology, 2006

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This volume is the result of 80 combined years of research conducted by Dannenberg (Center for Tuberculosis, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins U.) and his mentor, Dr. Max B. Lurie. The pathogenesis, immunology, and treatment of human pulmonary tuberculosis in all its stages are discussed with particular focus on the experimental rabbit model; the disease, when expressed in rabbits, most resembles human tuberculosis. One chapter shows how antibodies contribute to delayed-type hypersensitivity and cell mediated immunity, both responses required to control the growth of the tubercle bacillus. Other topics include the structure and pathology of tuberculous lesions; the histochemistry of macrophage activation; the roles of various cytokines; and the effects of hormones and x-irradiation on the disease. Vaccine administration and development are also addressed, and the final chapter suggests paths for future research. Materials collected in seven appendices include lists of publications by Lurie and Dannenberg, guidelines for preventing the transmission of tuberculosis in health-care settings, and abstracts of each chapter in the volume that may aid navigation. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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