Multi-Drug Resistance in Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases
Editor(s): R. C. Mahajan, A. Therwath
ISBN: 978-81-7319-346-0
E-ISBN: Publication Year: 2000
Pages: 293
Binding: Hard Back Dimension: 160mm x 240mm Weight: 675
About the book
This volume highlights the state-of-the-art in microbial / parasite control and containment and discusses ways and means of avoiding development of drug resistance. Topics discussed include Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera, Leprosy, Diarrhoeal Diseases, Nosocomial Diseases, Plague, Drug Resistance and Cancer
Table of Contents
Foreword / Preface / Drug Resistance in Cancer-Jean-Pierre Marie / MDR: Its Impact on Treatment of Aids and TB / Current Pandemics of Cholera and Strategy of Cholera Vaccines / Emerging Clones of Vibrio Cholerac and Multi Drug Resistance / Emergence of Plasmid-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Yersinia pestis / Progress and Prospect of Chemotherapy Research in Leprosy / Diagnosis of Leprosy in India-Relevance and Perspectives / New Drug Targets in Tuberculosis / Newer DNA Fingerprinting Techniques for Tuberculosis-Relevance in Control / The Molecular Basis of Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Studies on Gene Regulation, Pathogenesis and Development of Recombinant BCG Vaccines / Progress for Deciphering Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenicity / Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis / New Targets for Malaria Drug Development / Molecular Aspects of Chloroquine and Antifols Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum / Import of Host Enzymes into the Malarial Parasite can be a New Drug Target / New Drugs Against Malaria with Special Reference to Effectors of the Plasmodial Phospholipid Metabolism / Status of Drug Resistance in Malaria in India / Antimalarial as Drug Resistance in Africa: Epidemiological Background of a Disaster / Can India Control the Spread of HIV / AIDS? / A Strategy to control the Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance / New Trends in Opportunistic Infections in HIV Patients / Opportunistic Fungal and Mycobacterial Infections in Cancer Patients / Pathogenicity of Enterovirulent Escherichia coli / Multi Drug Resistant Salmonella typhi: The Problem and Possible Solutions / P53, BCL-2 and Drug Resistance in Cancer / Multiple Drug Resistance in Cancer / Diagnostic Tools in Clinical for MDR / Multidrug Resistance in Acute Leukaemias / Multiple Drug Resistance in Solid Tumors / Multidrug-Resistance: Therapeutic Regimen Against Bacteria and Virus Cells
