The immune response to infection [electronic resource] / edited by Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Barry T. Rouse, David L. Sacks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaufmann, S. H. E. (Stefan H. E.)

Rouse, Barry T.

Sacks, David Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immune response.

Infection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (700 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With an approach that covers the range from basic research to clinical applications, this book examines the mechanisms of both the innate and adaptive immune systems as they relate to infection and disease. It is recommended equally for researchers and students who focus on the pathogen and those who examine the immune system: immunologists, molecular microbiologists, and clinicians specializing in infectious disease.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; The Immune Response to Infection: Introduction; SECTION I: HOST DEFENSE: GENERAL; SECTION II: THE PATHOGENS; SECTION III: INNATE IMMUNITY TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS; SECTION IV: ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS; SECTION V: PATHOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS; SECTION VI: EVASION AND SUPPRESSION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL HOST RESPONSE; SECTION VII: GENETICS OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL HOST RESPONSE; SECTION VIII: AUTOIMMUNITY AND CANCER; SECTION IX: IMMUNE INTERVENTION; SECTION X: THE MAJOR KILLERS (CLINICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND IMMUNE PARAMETERS); Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68367-119-8

1-283-03446-8

9786613034465

1-55581-687-8

OCLC:

710975267