Dye, Christopher.

Drug resistant tuberculosis biology, epidemiology and control / [electronic resource] : Christopher Dye. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (33 min.) : color, sound). - Antibiotic resistance : from genes to global prevalence, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Antibiotic resistance : from genes to global prevalence. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Natural history and epidemiology of TB -- Discovery of antibiotics -- Drug combinations as used in TB control programmes worldwide -- How drug resistance arises -- Geographical distribution of drug-resistant TB -- TB drug resistance and HIV/AIDS -- Reversing the spread of drug-resistant TB.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

2444 Henry Stewart Talks


Antitubercular agents--Effectiveness.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Multidrug resistance.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis--Treatment.
Antitubercular Agents--administration & dosage.
Antitubercular Agents--therapeutic use.
Communicable Disease Control--organization & administration.
Drug Resistance, Microbial.
Global Health.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Public Health.
Tuberculosis--drug therapy.
Tuberculosis--epidemiology.
Tuberculosis--prevention & control.
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant.
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