內容簡介

Here's a practical resource on the diagnosis of viral pathogens. Organized by clinical syndrome, it guides readers from presenting signs through discussions of which viruses might be involved to a definitive laboratory diagnosis. This comprehensive reference examines both common and rare viral diseases--and integrates traditional techniques in diagnostic virology with the latest molecular tests.

序言

Features

Examines how to select, procure, and handle specimens safely and effectively.

Addresses the latest advances in antiviral susceptibility testing.

Details how to approach a patient infected with a previously undiscovered viral agent.

Features coverage of infections that occur in travelers such as dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, and hantavirus … complete discussions of common and unusual serotypes of HIV as well as other human retroviruses such as HTLV-I and HTLV-II … and more.

Helps readers identify cytomegalovirus infections in immunocompro-mised patients--including solid organ transplant recipients, bone marrow transplant recipients, and people with HIV/AIDS.

Reviews all laboratory methods used in diagnostic virology.

作者簡介

◎Gregory A. Storch MD　Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine,

　　　　　　　　　　 　 Washington University School of Medicine,

　　　　　　　　　　　  St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

目次

Preface

Acknowledgement

Methodological overview

Specimen Collection and transport

Central Nervous System

Respiratory

Gastrointestinal

Skin and mucous membranes

Genital

Hepatitis

Cardiac

Ocular

Urinary Tract

Mononucleosis

Viral Infections of Childhood

Congenital Infections

Viral Infections in the immunocompromised host

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Other Geo-graphically localized viral infections

HIV and other human retroviruses

Antiviral Susceptibility Testing

Molecular Typing, Subtyping and analysis of viruses

Discovery of New Viral Pathogens

Appendices