Understanding the Host Immune Response Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Venketaraman, Vishwanath (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Immunology.; Infectious diseases.; Infectious Diseases.

According to the World Health Organization, approximately one third of the world's population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb [LTBI]), of whom about 9 million have active tuberculosis (TB). It is estimated that approximately 2 million individuals die each year from a...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Co-Morbidities in HIV and Tuberculosis. Elizabeth Luke Hanna, Dept of Clinical Research, National institute for Research in TB, India
• 2. Diabetes and Tuberculosis. Blanca Restrepo, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics, UT Health - San Antonio
• 3. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis. Johan Feuth Schoeman, Dept of Neurology, University of Stellenbosch
• 4. Animal Models to Study Adaptive Immune Responses Against M. tb Infection. Janice J. Endsley, Dept of Pathology, UT Medical Branch
• 5. Immunodiagnosis of Tuberculosis. Keertan Dheda, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University of Cape Town
• 6. Granulomatous Responses Against M. tb Infection. Selvakumar Subbian, Dept of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University
• 7. Host-Directed Therapies for Tuberculosis. Vishwanath Venketaraman (editor).