Meningococcal disease : methods and protocols / edited by Andrew J. Pollard and Martin C.J. Maiden ; foreword by Michael Levin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pollard, Andrew J.

Maiden, Martin C. J.

Series:

Methods in molecular medicine ; 67.

Methods in molecular medicine ; 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neisseria meningitidis--Laboratory manuals.

Neisseria meningitidis.

Meningitis--Molecular aspects--Laboratory manuals.

Meningitis.

Meningitis, Meningococcal--diagnosis.

Meningitis, Meningococcal--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Meningitis, Meningococcal--diagnosis.

Meningitis, Meningococcal--therapy.

Genre:

Laboratory manuals.

Physical Description:

xvii, 721 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2001]

Summary:

Andrew Pollard and Martin Maiden bring together a panel of leading authorities to produce a comprehensive, interdisciplinary survey of recent advances and knowledge about meneigococcal disease. The review and methods-based chapters collected here provide essential information for diagnosis in the clinical microbiology laboratory, isolate characterization, clinical management, and control of meningococcal disease. They also examine the immunopathological mechanisms occurring in the acutely ill, host-pathogen interactions, and the possible components of meningococcus responsible for virulence. Meningococcal Disease: Methods and Protocols integrates the basic science, clinical, and epidemiological aspects of this terrible infectious disease to promote the deeper understanding needed to identify novel targets for therapeutic interventions and vaccines.

Notes:

Companion volume to: Menngococcal vaccines.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0896038491

OCLC:

45799866