Practical Guide to Clinical Virology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

This new Edition of A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology has been thoroughly updated and is a practical, highly illustrated, quick reference guide to clinical virology. It brings together the essentials of the subject in a entertaining and informative style, describing in turn the clinical features, the symptoms and signs of each of the viral diseases, as well as summarising the epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis and therapy in each case. This book also includes general chapters such as classification, diagnosis of infection, antiviral drugs, vaccines and different clinical syndromes.Features include: chapter summaries for quick referenceCartoon illustrationsNew chapters on Human Herpes Virus 6Hepatitis CHepatitis EEmerging VirusesPolyoma viruses Comprehensive coverageClear and concise formatEach chapter is easy to read and well organised, ensuring that this is an invaluable textbook for all medical, biomedical, microbiology and applied biology students. In addition, it will provide an excellent reference for nurses, occupational health and infection control departments, public health and diagnostic laboratories.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-08-27
Mått:159 x 193 x 25 mm
Vikt:595 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Upplaga:2
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470844298

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Patologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

L. R. Haaheim, University of Bergen, Norway.John R. Pattison, Department of Health and Social Care, UK.Richard J. Whitley, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

Innehållsförteckning

Contributors ixPreface xiPreface to 1st Edition xiiiAbbreviations xvReferences for Further Reading xvii1 Classification and Nomenclature of Human and Animal Viruses 1Y. Ghendon 2 Viruses and Disease 7G. Haukenes and J. R. Pattison 3 Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Infections 15G. Haukenes and R. J. Whitley 4 Antiviral Drugs 21J. S. Oxford and R. J. Whitley 5 Virus Vaccines 37L. R. Haaheim and J. R. Pattison 6 Enteroviruses: Polioviruses, Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses and Newer Enteroviruses 45A. L. Bruu 7 Polioviruses 47A. L. Bruu 8 Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses and Enteroviruses 29–34 and 68–71 55A. L. Bruu 9 Rhinoviruses and Coronaviruses 61I. Ørstavik 10 Influenzaviruses 67L. R. Haaheim 11 Parainfluenzaviruses 75A. B. Dalen 12 Mumps Virus 81B. Bjorvatn and G. Haukenes 13 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) 89G. Ånestad 14 Measles Virus 97N. A. Halsey 15 Rubella Virus 105G. Haukenes 16 Adenoviruses 113I. Ørstavik and D. Wiger 17 Rotaviruses 121I. Ørstavik and E. Kjeldsberg 18 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV1 and HSV2) 127E. Tjøtta and G. Hoddevik 19 Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)—Varicella 137A. Winsnes and R. Winsnes 20 Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)—Zoster 145A. Winsnes and R. Winsnes 21 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) 149A. B. Dalen 22 Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) 157E. Tjøtta 23 Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) 167J. A. McCullers 24 Hepatitis A Virus 173M. Degré25 Hepatitis B Virus 179G. L. Davis 26 Hepatitis C Virus 185G. L. Davis 27 Hepatitis D Virus 191G. L. Davis 28 Hepatitis E Virus 195M. Degré29 Emerging Hepatitis Viruses 201G. L. Davis 30 Parvovirus B19 203J. R. Pattison 31 Retroviruses 209A. B. Dalen 32 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 213B. Asjö33 Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I and II 221R. J. Whitley and G. Shaw 34 Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) Virus 227T. Traavik 35 Hantaviruses—HFRS and HPS 235D. Wiger 36 Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses 241G. Haukenes 37 Rabies Virus 245B. Bjorvatn and G. Haukenes 38 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 251T. Traavik 39 Human Polyomaviruses 259T. Traavik 40 Slow Viruses 263G. Haukenes 41 Poxviruses 267G. Haukenes 42 Clinical Syndromes 271G. Haukenes and J. R. Pattison Index 277