Editors:
- Details research and cutting edge technologies, including Mycobacteria infection, in vivo imaging in animals, TB/HIV Polymicrobial Disease, TDM involvement, and more
- Unique resource focusing on the ever-developing area of host-pathogen interaction in Tuberculosis
- Provides a broad overview for nearly any clinical or research group, as well as detailed insight into basic research for those already in the field
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book summarizes the progress in studies of tuberculosis host-pathogen interactions from several perspectives: molecular microbiology, immunology, animal models, clinical studies, epidemiology, and drug discovery.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a severe global public health problem. Complex interactions between environmental, microbial and host factors lead to clinically relevant infections. Studies on bacterial virulence, host-genetic, and immunological factors contributing to the susceptibility to TB provide an ever-growing foundation of knowledge that is critical to finding new interventions. Studies of immune mechanisms against M. tuberculosis infection have identified immunological markers associated with specific phenotypes in the host, providing insight into how they may be used to augment current treatment strategies. Recent advances in diagnosis, therapeutics and vaccines, as well as basic-research oriented studies have shed light on the development of new directions for prevention, treatment and control of TB. Improved understanding of the interplay between the bacterium and host is a key component of reducing incidence worldwide.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, USA
Jeffrey D. Cirillo
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA
Ying Kong
About the editors
Dr. Ying Kong is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with over 16 years of research in tuberculosis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Tuberculosis Host-Pathogen Interactions
Editors: Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Ying Kong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25381-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25380-6Published: 20 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25383-7Published: 20 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25381-3Published: 10 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 255
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases