Includes Abstracts section, previously issued separately.

Includes Abstracts section, previously issued separately.

Includes Abstracts section.

This edited volume, “Update in Respiratory Diseases”, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters that offer a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of respiratory diseases. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the respiratory diseases field. All chapters are separate but are united under a common research topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on respiratory diseases and opening new possible research paths for further novel developments.

Before effective treatments were introduced in the 1950s, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Health care workers were at particular risk. Although the occupational risk of tuberculosis has been declining in recent years, this new book from the Institute of Medicine concludes that vigilance in tuberculosis control is still needed in workplaces and communities. Tuberculosis in the Workplace reviews evidence about the effectiveness of control measuresâ€"such as those recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâ€"intended to prevent transmission of tuberculosis in health care and other workplaces. It discusses whether proposed regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would likely increase or sustain compliance with effective control measures and would allow adequate flexibility to adapt measures to the degree of risk facing workers.