Lennette's laboratory diagnosis of viral infections / edited by Keith R. Jerome.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jerome, Keith R.

Lennette, Edwin H., 1908-2000.

Series:

Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 50.

Infectious disease and therapy ; 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnostic virology.

Virus diseases--Diagnosis.

Virus diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Informa Healthcare USA, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Written from the perspective of the diagnostician, this bestselling book is the definitive text on the laboratory diagnosis of human viral diseases. It contains a wealth of illustrations, tables, and algorithms to enhance your understanding of this ever-evolving field. The book is a ready reference for virologists, microbiologists, epidemiologists, laboratorians, and infections disease specialists, and students. </P>

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Verification and Validation of Virological; Chapter 2. Statistical Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests; Chapter 3. Molecular Amplification Methods; Chapter 4. Viral Genotyping and the Sequencing Revolution; Chapter 5. Design of Molecular Virologic Tests; Chapter 6. Microarray Detection of Viruses; Chapter 7. Virus Isolation; Chapter 8. Diagnosis by Viral Antigen Detection; Chapter 9. Serologic Tests in Clinical Virology; Chapter 10. Surgical Pathology and Diagnostic; Chapter 11. Electron Microscopy of Viral Infections

Chapter 12. Laboratory Diagnosis of VirusesChapter 13. Antiviral Therapy; Chapter 14. Common Viral Infections of Childhood; Chapter 15. Respiratory Virus Infections; Chapter 16. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections; Chapter 17. Infections of the Skin and Mucosa; Chapter 18 Cardiovascular Viral Infections; Chapter 19. Viral Hepatitis; Chapter 20. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers1; Chapter 21. Infections of the Central Nervous System; Chapter 22. Sexually Transmitted Infections; Chapter 23. Human Immunodeficiency Viruses:; Chapter 24. Diagnosis of Polyomavirus Infection,

Chapter 25. Ocular Viral InfectionsChapter 26. Arthropod-Borne Viruses; Chapter 27. Viral Infections of the; Index; Color plate

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections / edited by Edwin H. Lennette, Thomas F. Smith. 3rd ed., rev. and expanded. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-006681-X

0-429-14222-6

1-282-56093-X

9786612560934

1-4200-8496-8

9780429142222

OCLC:

899155589