TY - JOUR T1 - Tuberculosis: The Essentials. Fourth Edition. JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW SP - 125 LP - 125 VL - 20 IS - 120 AU - G.B. Migliori Y1 - 2011/06/01 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/20/120/125.abstract N2 - M.C. Raviglione . Informa Healthcare. 390. €190.00/£160.00. 978-1420090215Despite the relevant investments and the important results achieved to date, tuberculosis (TB) still remains an important infectious disease and health problem worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2009 there were 9.4 million incident cases, 14 million prevalent cases and 1.68 million deaths (1.3 million and 0.38 million in HIV­negative and HIV­positive patients, respectively).The fourth edition of the “subseries on TB”, Tuberculosis: The Essentials, is an interesting editorial piece within the series of monographs Lung Biology in Health and Disease. It follows three appreciated editions … ER -