TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Linda E. AU - Stevens,Christine Dorresteyn TI - Clinical immunology and serology: a laboratory perspective SN - 9789746523424 [paperback] PY - 2021/// CY - Philadelphia : PB - F.A. Davis Company, KW - Immunity KW - physiology KW - Immune System Diseases KW - diagnosis KW - Immunologic Techniques KW - Immunologic Tests KW - Serologic Tests N1 - Christine Dorresteyn Stevens' name appears first in previous editions; Includes bibliographical references and index; Section I Nature of the immune system – 1 Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens – 2 Innate Immunity / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens and Nadine Lerret – 3 Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex / Aaron Glass – 4 Adaptive Immunity / Aaron Glass – 5 Antibody Structure and Function / Linda E. Miller – 6 Cytokines / Aaron Glass – 7 Complement System / Bradely Dixon and Ashley Frazer-Able – Section II Basic immunologic procedures – 8 Safety and Quality Management / Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo – 9 Principles of Serological Testing / Linda E. Miller and Christine Dorresteyn Stevens – 10 Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens and Linda E. Miller – 11 Labeled Immunoassays / Paul R. Johnson – 12 Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Lela Buckingham – 13 Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation / Jeannie Guglielmo and Songkai Hu – Section III Immune disorders – 14 Hypersensitivity / Linda E. Miller – 15 Autoimmunity / Linda E. Miller – 16 Transplantation Immunology / John L. Schmitz – 17 Tumor Immunology / Linda E. Miller – 18 Immunoproliferative Diseases / Linda E. Miller – 19 Immunodeficiency Diseases / Thomas S. Alexander – Section IV Serological and molecular diagnosis of infectious disease – 20 Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections / James L. Vossler – 21 Spirochete Diseases / Hamida Nusrat – 22 Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections / James L. Vossler – 23 Serological and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections / Linda E. Miller – 24 Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection / Linda E. Miller – 25 Immunization and Vaccines / Linda E. Miller; Adult N2 - "Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective is designed to meet the needs of medical laboratory science students on both the 2- and 4-year levels. It uniquely combines practical information about laboratory testing with a discussion of the theory behind the testing and the diseases for which the tests are used. For practicing laboratorians and other health professionals, the book may serve as a valuable reference about new developments in the field of immunology."--Provided by the pubsliher ER -