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AIDS Testing

A Comprehensive Guide to Technical, Medical, Social, Legal, and Management Issues

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Gerald Schochetman

    1. Laboratory Investigations Branch Division of HIV/AIDS, National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

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  2. J. Richard George

    1. Developmental Technology Section Laboratory Investigations Branch Division of HIV/AIDS, National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Testing for Human Retrovirus Infections: Medical Indications and Ethical Considerations

      • John W. Ward
      Pages 1-14

    2. Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses

      • Gerald Schochetman
      Pages 15-31

    3. Immunology of HIV Infection

      • Alison C. Mawle, J. Steven Mcdougal
      Pages 32-51

  3. Laboratory Issues of Testing

    1. FDA Regulation of HIV-Related Tests and Procedures

      • Jay S. Epstein
      Pages 52-61

    2. Detection of HIV Infection Using Serologic Techniques

      • J. Richard George, Gerald Schochetman
      Pages 62-102

    3. Quality Control for HIV Testing

      • Bruce J. McCreedy, J. Richard George
      Pages 103-128

    4. HIV Culture

      • Mark A. Rayfield
      Pages 129-140

    5. Direct Detection of HIV Infection Using Nucleic Amplification Techniques

      • Gerald Schochetman, John J. Sninsky
      Pages 141-169

    6. Use of Flow Cytometry to Enumerate Lymphocyte Populations in HIV Disease

      • Janet K. A. Nicholson, Alan L. Landay
      Pages 170-195

    7. Prognostic Indicators for Progression of HIV Disease

      • C. Robert Horsburgh Jr.
      Pages 196-205

    8. Testing for Other Human Retroviruses: HTLV-I and HTLV-II

      • Rima F. Khabbaz, Walid Heneine, Jonathan E. Kaplan
      Pages 206-223

  4. Applications

    1. HIV Testing in Blood Banks

      • Michael P. Busch
      Pages 224-236

    2. HIV Testing for Organ and Tissue Transplantation

      • R.J. Simonds
      Pages 237-244

    3. Programs for Routine, Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing of Patients in Acute-Care Hospitals

      • Robert S. Janssen, Elizabeth A. Bolyard
      Pages 245-251

    4. HIV Testing for Life Insurance

      • Nancy J. Haley, Barry S. Reed
      Pages 252-265

    5. HIV Infection in Children

      • Martha F. Rogers, Gerald Schochetman
      Pages 266-283

    6. Molecular Epidemiology of AIDS

      • H. Barbara Bowman, J. Thomas White
      Pages 284-301

  5. Psychosocial and Legal Issues

    1. HIV Counseling and Testing: What Is It and How Well Does It Work?

      • S. Lynda Doll, B. Meaghan Kennedy
      Pages 302-319

    2. Legal Aspects of AIDS: The Chasm Between Public Health Practices and Societal Norms

      • Ann N. James
      Pages 320-327
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About this book

During the two years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the global spread of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has continued. HIV was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993 to have at least 13 million individuals worldwide, with 1 million infected infected in the United States. HIV/AIDS in the United States has become the leading cause of death among men 25 to 44 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death among women of the same age group. Prevention of HIV infection remains a global challenge. Testing for HIV is the cornerstone for surveillance and prevention programs and for the provision of appropriate medical care for those who are infected. Such testing is equally essential to the search for effective antivirus drugs and vaccines. This second edition of AIDS Testing incorporates the most current thinking on test methodology and interpretation, some of which has changed considerably over the past two years. This edition also has been expanded to include a section consisting of six chapters on test applica­ tions and a section consisting of four chapters on management issues. This edition, like the first, describes in clear terms all the complex ele­ ments of testing, including applications, scientific principles, quality assurance, safety, and medical, ethical, and legal considerations.

Reviews

"AIDS Testing is useful to so many people that librarians will want to chain it to their shelves...This book makes a significant contribution to AIDS education and may help to promote the public health measures and behaviour modification needed to forestall catastrophe." Virus Research

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory Investigations Branch Division of HIV/AIDS, National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

    Gerald Schochetman

  • Developmental Technology Section Laboratory Investigations Branch Division of HIV/AIDS, National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

    J. Richard George

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: AIDS Testing

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to Technical, Medical, Social, Legal, and Management Issues

  • Editors: Gerald Schochetman, J. Richard George

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0867-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94291-9Published: 27 October 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6927-4Published: 07 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0867-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 411

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Virology, Immunology

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