Clinical virology manual / editors, Steven Specter, Richard L. Hodinka, and Stephen A. Young.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Specter, Steven.

Hodinka, Richard L.

Young, Stephen A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnostic virology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diagnostic virology.

Virology.

Virus Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Virology.

Virus Diseases.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 623 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2000]

Contents:

Section I Laboratory Procedures for Detecting Viruses 1

1 Quality Assurance in Clinical Virology / Ann Warford 3

2 Specimen Requirements: Selection, Collection, Transport, and Processing / Thomas F. Smith 11

3 Primary Isolation of Viruses / Marie L. Landry, G. D. Hsiung 27

4 The Cytopathology of Virus Infections / Roger D. Smith, Rawia S. Yassin 43

5 Electron Microscopy and Immunoelectron Microscopy / Martin Petric, Maria Szymanski 54

6 The Interference Assay / Charles A. Reed 66

7 Immunofluorescence / Ted A. Schutzbank, Robyn McGuire 69

8 Radioimmunoassay / Isa K. Mushahwar, Thomas A. Brawner 79

9 Enzyme Immunoassay / Diane S. Leland 93

10 Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Detection of Viral Antigens in Cells / John J. Docherty, Christopher M. Pokabla, Helen Gay 105

11 Complement Fixation Test / Lillian M. Stark, Arthur L. Lewis 112

12 Neutralization / Harold C. Ballew 127

13 Hemadsorption and Hemagglutination Inhibition / Stephen A. Young, Leroy C. McLaren 135

14 Immune Adherence Hemagglutination / Evelyne T. Lennette, David A. Lennette 140

15 Immunoglobulin M Determinations / Dean D. Erdman 146

16 Antiviral Drug Susceptibility Testing / Ella M. Swierkosz 154

17 Nucleic Acid Hybridization / James G. Anthony, Lisa Linske-O'Connell, Attila T. Lorincz 169

18 Application of Western Blotting to Diagnosis of Viral Infections / Mark B. Meads, Peter G. Medveczky 182

19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods / Danny L. Wiedbrauk 188

20 Quantitative Molecular Techniques / Frederick S. Nolte 198

21 Flow Cytometry / James McSharry 211

22 Automation in Diagnostic Virology / Curt A. Gleaves 225

Section II Viral Pathogens 233

23 Respiratory Viruses / Maurice A. Mufson 235

24 Enteroviruses / Heinz Zeichhardt, Hans-Peter Grunert 252

25 Rotavirus, Enteric Adenoviruses, Caliciviruses, Astroviruses, and Other Viruses Causing Gastroenteritis / David O. Matson, Miguel L. O'Ryan, Xi Jiang, Douglas K. Mitchell 270

26 Waterborne Hepatitis / David A. Anderson 295

27 Blood-Borne Hepatitis Viruses: Hepatitis B, C, D, and G Viruses and TT Virus / Mauro Bendinelli, Mauro Pistello, Fabrizio Maggi, Marialinda Vatteroni 306

28 Rabies / Charles V. Trimarchi 338

29 Arboviruses / John T. Roehrig 356

30 Papovaviruses / Keerti V. Shah 374

31 Herpes Simplex Viruses / Laure Aurelian 384

32 Cytomegalovirus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, and Epstein-Barr Virus / Kirsten St. George, David T. Rowe, Charles R. Rinaldo, Jr. 410

33 Human Herpesviruses 6, 7, and 8 / Philip E. Pellett, Sheila C. Dollard 450

34 Poxviruses / R. Mark L. Buller 472

35 Parvoviruses / Stanley J. Naides 487

36 Measles, Mumps, and Rubella / William J. Bellini, John L. Sever 501

37 Human Retroviruses / Jorg Schupbach, Robert C. Gallo 513

38 Chlamydiae / Julius Schachter 561

39 Rodent-Borne Viruses / Brian Hjelle 568

Appendix 1 Virology Services Offered by the Federal Reference Laboratories of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Brian W. J. Mahy 581

Appendix 2 State Public Health Laboratory Virology Services / Richard L. Hodinka, Stephen A. Young 591

Appendix 3 Laboratories Offering Viral Diagnostic Services / Richard L. Hodinka, Stephen A. Young 599.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1555811736

OCLC:

43719174