Clinical Virology Manual - Rilegato

Specter, Steven C; Hodinka, Richard L; Wiedbrauk, Danny L; Young, Stephen A

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ISBN 10: 155581462X ISBN 13: 9781555814625

Casa editrice: ASM Press, 2009

Riassunto

A comprehensive and updated volume for the clinical virologist.

• Details laboratory procedures for detecting and handling viruses, from specimen requirements and quality assurance to virus detection and identification, from the fundamentals through the latest molecular methods.
• Presents the most current knowledge on the wide range of specific viral pathogens.
• Includes information on services provided by federal and state public health virology laboratories.
• Provides essential information for clinicians and laboratory virologists.

 

 

This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

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Table of Contents SECTION I. LABORATORY PROCEDURES FOR DETECTING VIRUSES 1. Quality Assurance in Clinical Virology Christine C. Ginocchio 2. Specimen Requirements: Selection, Collection, Transport, and Processing Thomas E. Grys and Thomas F. Smith 3. Primary Isolation of Viruses Marie L. Landry 4. The Cytopathology of Virus Infection Roger D. Smith and Anthony Kubat 5. Electron Microscopy and Immunoelectron Microscopy Raymond Tellier, John Nishikawa, and Martin Petric 6. Immunofluorescence Ted E. Schutzbank, Robyn McGuire, and David R. Scholl 7. Enzyme Immunoassays and Immunochromatography Diane S. Leland 8. Immunoenzymatic Techniques for Detection of Viral Antigens in Cells and Tissue Christopher R. Polage and Cathy A. Petti 9. Neutralization David Schnurr 10. Hemadsorption and Hemagglutination-Inhibition Stephen A. Young 11. Immunoglobulin M Determinations Dean D. Erdman and Lia M. Haynes 12. Susceptibility Test Methods: Viruses Max Q. Arens and Ella M. Swierkosz 13. Application of Western Blotting to Diagnosis of Viral Infections Mark B. Meads and Peter G. Medveczky 14. Nucleic Acid Amplification and Detection Methods Danny L. Wiedbrauk 15. Quantitative Molecular Techniques Frederick S. Nolte 16. Flow Cytometry James J. McSharry SECTION II. VIRAL PATHOGENS 17. Respiratory Viruses Christine Robinson 18. Enteroviruses and Parechoviruses Mark A. Pallansch and M. Steven Oberste 19. Rotavirus, Caliciviruses, Astroviruses, Enteric Adenoviruses, and Other Viruses Causing Acute Gastroenteritis Tibor Farkas and Xi Jiang 20. Waterborne Hepatitis David A. Anderson 21. Blood-Borne Hepatitis Viruses: Hepatitis Viruses B, C, and D and Candidate Agents of Cryptogenetic Hepatitis Mauro Bendinelli, Mauro Pistello, Fabrizio Maggi, and Marialinda Vatteroni 22. Rabies Charles V. Trimarchi and Robert J. Rudd 23. Arboviruses John T. Roehrig and Robert S. Lanciotti 24. Human Papillomaviruses Raphael P. Viscidi and Keerti V. Shah 25. Human Polyomaviruses Raphael P. Viscidi and Keerti V. Shah 26. Herpes Simplex Viruses Laure Aurelian 27. Cytomegalovirus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, and Epstein-Barr Virus Sonali K. Sanghavi, David T. Rowe, and Charles R. Rinaldo, Jr. 28. Human Herpesviruses 6, 7, and 8 Philip E. Pellett and Sheila C. Dollard 29. Poxviruses Victoria A. Olson, Russell L. Regnery, and Inger K. Damon 30. Parvoviruses Stanley J. Naides 31. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella William J. Bellini and Joseph P. Icenogle 32. Human Retroviruses, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Human T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus (HTLV) Jörg Schüpbach 33. Chlamydiae Charlotte A. Gaydos 34. Rodent-Borne Viruses Brian Hjelle and Fernando Torres-Perez APPENDICES: REFERENCE LABORATORIES A1. Virology Services Offered by the Federal Reference Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Brian W. J. Mahy A2. State Public Health Laboratory Virology Services Rosemary Humes

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: ASM Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 155581462X
• ISBN 13: 9781555814625
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 708
• Redattore: Loeffelholz Michael, Hodinka Richard L., Young Stephen, Pinsky Benjamin
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