Immunological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease. (1997)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carel J. van Oss.
• Authors: Van Oss, Carel J
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Contributors; I. Immunological and Molecular Approaches; 1. DNA Amplification; 2. Branched DNA for Quantification of Viral Load; 3. NASBA Technology: Isothermal RNA Amplification in Qualitative and Quantitative Diagnostics; 4. Concerted Use of Immunologic and Ultrastructural Analyses in Diagnostic Medicine: Immunoelectron Microscopy and Correlative Microscopy; 5. Adsorption-Induced Antigenic Changes and Their Significance in ELISA and Immunological Disorders 6. Rapid Diagnosis of Periodontal Infections: Findings in AIDS Patients7. Uses ofBiosensors in the Study of Viral Antigens; 8. Identification and Function of Host Defense Cells by Flow Cytometry; 9. Application of Flow Cytometry in Transplantation Medicine; II. Bacterial and Parasitic Infections; 10. Critical Assessment of Gene Amplification Approaches on the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis; 11. Borrelia burgdorferi Infection: Clinical Diagnostic Techniques; 12. The Toxins of Group A Streptococcus, the Flesh Eating Bacteria; 13. Diagnosis of Chlamydia) Infection in the Pediatric Population 14. DFA, EIA, PCR, LCR, and Other Technologies: What Tests Should be Used for Diagnosis of Chlamydia Infections?15. Molecular Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori; 16. Immunodiagnosis of Schistosomiasis; III. Viral Infections; 17. The Evolution of Hantaviruses; 18. Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis C; 19. Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Organ and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients; 20. HTLV-Associated Diseases: Human Retroviral Infection and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas; 21. Management of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients IV. Syndromes of Various Infectious Origins22. Immunodiagnosis of Prion Disease; 23. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; 24. Superantigens: Their Role in Infectious Diseases; 25. Searching for Superantigens; Author Index; Subject Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.9/04756; Allergy; Clinical immunology; Communicable diseases; Infection; Allergy; Clinical immunology; Communicable diseases; Infection; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482269840; 1482269848
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