Immunology & serology in laboratory medicine / Mary Louise Turgeon.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turgeon, Mary Louise (Author)
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2018]
Edition:Sixth edition.
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Physical Description:x, 589 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Immunology and serology in laboratory medicine
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I: Basic Immunologic Mechanisms. An Overview of Immunology
  • Antigens and Antibodies
  • Cells and Cellular Activities of the Immune System: Granulocytes and Mononuclear Cells
  • Cells and Cellular Activities of the Immune System: Lymphocytes and Plasma Cells
  • Soluble Mediators of the Immune System
  • Part II: The Theory of Immunologic and Serologic Procedures. Safety in the Immunology-Serology Laboratory
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control
  • Basic Serologic Laboratory Techniques
  • Rapid Testing
  • Precipitation and Agglutination
  • Electrophoresis Techniques
  • Labeling Techniques in Immunoassay
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Molecular Laboratory Techniques
  • Part III: Immunologic Manifestations of Infectious Diseases. Infectious Diseases: Traditional and Alternate Diagnostic Techniques
  • Streptococcal Infections
  • Syphilis
  • Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Rubella and Rubeola Infections
  • Primary and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Part IV: Immune Disorders. Hypersensitivity Reactions
  • Immunoproliferative Disorders
  • Tolerance, Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Part V: Transplantation and Tumor Immunology. Transplantation: HLA, Solid Organ & Hematopoietic Stem Cells
  • Tumor Immunology and Up-to-Date Applications of Next Generation Sequencing
  • Part 6: Vaccines. Primer on Vaccines.