| Mycobacteriology in low-income countries Contributor(s): Affolabi, Dissou (Author) |
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ISBN: 3639300041 ISBN-13: 9783639300048 Publisher: VDM Verlag OUR PRICE: $81.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Diseases |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tuberculosis and Buruli ulcer are the most important mycobacterial diseases in several low-income countries. To control the diseases, these countries have to face many challenges such as lack of facilities and/or funds. Therefore, there is a great need of simple, rapid and inexpensive tools to control these diseases. For tuberculosis, the tools developed in this book include bulk staining method for microscopy, a resazurin microplate assay for differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from nontuberculous mycobacteria and nitrate reductase assays for detection of drug resistance. For Buruli ulcer, an experience of setting up a national reference laboratory as well as a simple smear preparation method for microscopy are presented. Finally, a simple algorithm for the organisation of Buruli ulcer diagnosis in endemic settings is proposed. |