Editors:
- Offers a single authoritative volume on nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases
- Clearly distinguishes the important differences in diagnosis and management between NTM and TB
- Includes emerging concepts on prevention of NTM disease and its emergence as a public health problem
Part of the book series: Respiratory Medicine (RM)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, USA
David E. Griffith
About the editor
Dr. Griffith is a Professor of Medicine and Pulmonary Infectious Disease Section Chief in the Department of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler. Dr. Griffith is the Assistant Medical Director for the Heartland National Tuberculosis Center, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is also the UT TB Program Director for the Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) in San Antonio. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 publications (original research papers, reviews, book chapters, editorials) related primarily to nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. He also participated in writing the 1997 American Thoracic Society (ATS) Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases and was chairman of the writing committee for the 2007 edition.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Editors: David E. Griffith
Series Title: Respiratory Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93473-0
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93472-3Published: 18 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06669-7Published: 27 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93473-0Published: 05 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2197-7372
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7380
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 515
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pneumology/Respiratory System, Infectious Diseases, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention