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Serodiagnosis of the Infectious Diseases

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Nevio Cimolai

    1. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
      Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. An Abbreviated Clinical Primer

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 1-6

  3. Historical Aspects

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    Pages 7-10

  4. Heterophil Antibody

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    Pages 11-24

  5. Antigenic Relationships

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 25-31

  6. Immunofluorescence

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 33-38

  7. Complement Fixation

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 39-52

  8. Inhibitory Antibody

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    Pages 53-56

  9. Particle Agglutination

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    Pages 57-63

  10. Counterimmunoelectrophoresis

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    Pages 65-66

  11. Radioimmunoassay

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    Pages 67-68

  12. Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay (Conventional Solid Phase)

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 69-76

  13. Immunoblotting

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 77-82

  14. Humoral or Cell-Mediated Immunodiagnostics?

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 83-84

  15. What is Rapid Diagnosis?

    • Nevio Cimolai
    Pages 85-86

  16. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): Immunodiagnostic Foe or Necessary Complement?

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    Pages 87-89

  17. Cost and Benefit

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    Pages 91-94

  18. Epilogue

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    Pages 95-95

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 97-117
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About this book

Among the several modes of diagnostic testing for infections, serological (i.e. antibody determination) studies are still heavily used. Serodiagnosis of the Infectious Diseases examines this topic in a contemporary context, and in so doing utilizes serodiagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection as the study model. Major serological methods are reviewed, as is the chronological development of serodiagnosis for this infection. There are many important parallels which are applicable to the serodiagnosis of any infectious disease, and history reminds us of how these commonalities need to be reviewed, whether for existing, emerging or newly discovered infectious diseases. Serodiagnosis of the Infectious Diseases is a valuable introduction for infectious disease specialists, bacteriology experts, diagnostic laboratorians and medical students, and technologists taking the microbiology diagnostic methods course.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Nevio Cimolai

  • Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Nevio Cimolai

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Serodiagnosis of the Infectious Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: Mycoplasma pneumoniae

  • Authors: Nevio Cimolai

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5249-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8568-4Published: 31 August 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7393-3Published: 22 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-5249-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 117

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Pathology

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