Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Principles and Practice

VOLUME II Viral, Rickettsial, and Chlamydial Diseases

Edwin H. Lennette, Pekka Halonen, Frederick A. Murphy (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

961 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4612-8394-2 (ISBN)

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those who deal with infectious diseases on a daily This two volume work stems from the belief of the Editors that infectious diseases are not only very basis. While this two volume that clearly delineate the impact of infectious dis text is directed toward the role of the laboratory in eases on the United States today.

those who deal with infectious diseases on a daily This two volume work stems from the belief of the Editors that infectious diseases are not only very basis. much with us today but, more importantly, that they There are several excellent textbooks dealing will continue to playa significant global role in mor with medical microbiology, and there are equally bidity and mortality in all people. A continuing need well-recognized books devoted to infectious dis for an informed and knowledgeable community of eases. The Editors of this work, on the other hand, were persuaded that there was a need for a publica laboratory scientists is fundamental. Data describing tion that would bring together the most pertinent and the global impact of infectious diseases are difficult to come by. Fortunately, a recent thoughtful and relevant information on the principles and practice of provocative publication by Bennett et al. (1987) pro the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases and vides us with data derived from several consultants include clinical relationships. While this two volume that clearly delineate the impact of infectious dis text is directed toward the role of the laboratory in eases on the United States today.

Contents: Volume II.- Section I General Principles of Viral Diagnostics.- 1 Specimen Collection and Transport.- 2 Nosocomial Viral Infections.- Section II General Technological Approaches to Diagnostics.- 3 Virus Isolation and Identification.- 4 Direct Antigen Detection.- 5 Antibody Detection.- 6 Immunoreagents.- 7 Electron Microscopy.- 8 Nucleic Acids in Viral Diagnosis.- Section III The Viruses, Viral Infections, and Nomenclature.- 9 Viral Taxonomy and Nomenclature.- 10 Poxviridae: The Poxviruses.- 11 Herpesviridae: Herpes Simplex Virus.- 12 Herpesviridae: Epstein-Barr Virus.- 13 Herpesviridae: Cytomegalovirus.- 14 Herpesviridae: Varicella-Zoster Virus.- 15 Adenoviridae: The Adenoviruses.- 16 Papovaviridae: The Papillomaviruses.- 17 Papovaviridae: The Polyomaviruses.- 18 Parvoviridae: The Parvoviruses.- 19 Reoviridae: The Reoviruses.- 20 Reoviridae: The Orbiviruses (Colorado Tick Fever).- 21 Reoviridae: The Rotaviruses.- 22 Togaviridae and Flaviviridae: The Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses.- 23 Togaviridae: Rubella Virus.- 24 Coronaviridae: The Coronaviruses.- 25 Paramyxoviridae: The Parainfluenza Viruses.- 26 Paramyxoviridae: Mumps Virus.- 27 Paramyxoviridae: Measles Virus.- 28 Paramyxoviridae: Respiratory Syncytial Virus.- 29 Rhabdoviridae: Rabies and Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses.- 30 Filoviridae: Marburg and Ebola Viruses.- 31 Orthomyxoviridae: The Influenza Viruses.- 32 Bunyaviridae: The Bunyaviruses.- 33 Arenaviridae: The Arenaviruses.- 34 Retroviridae: Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus-I (HTLV-I)/Adult T-Cell Leukemia Virus (ATLV).- 35 Retroviridae: Human Immunodeficiency Viruses.- 36 Picornaviridae: The Enteroviruses (Polioviruses, Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses).- 37 Picornaviridae: Rhinoviruses—Common Cold Viruses.- 38 Picornaviridae: Hepatitis A Virus.- 39Hepadaviridae: Hepatitis B Virus and the Delta Virus.- 40 Unclassified: Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis.- 41 Unclassified Viruses and Caliciviridae: Other Viruses Associated with Gastroenteritis.- 42 Unclassified: Spongiform Encephalopathies.- 43 Chlamydiaceae: The Chlamydiae.- 44 Rickettsiaceae: The Rickettsiae.- Index to Volume II.- Index to Volume I.

Zusatzinfo	XXIII, 961 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	193 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4612-8394-9 / 1461283949
ISBN-13	978-1-4612-8394-2 / 9781461283942
Zustand	Neuware