Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine (Paperback)

Part I: Basic Immunologic Mechanisms 1.?An Overview of Immunology 2.?Antigens and Antibodies 3.?Cells and Cellular Activities of the Immune System: Granulocytes and Mononuclear Cells 4.?Cells and Cellular Activities of the Immune System: Lymphocytes and Plasma Cells 5.?Soluble Mediators of the Immune System

Part II: The Theory of Immunologic and Serologic Procedures 6.?Safety in the Immunology-Serology Laboratory 7.?Quality Assurance and Quality Control 8.?Basic Serologic Laboratory Techniques 9.?Rapid Testing? 10.?Precipitation and Agglutination 11.?Electrophoresis Techniques 12.?Labeling Techniques in Immunoassay 13.?Flow Cytometry? 14.?Molecular Laboratory Techniques

Part III: Immunologic Manifestations of Infectious Diseases 15.?Infectious Diseases: Traditional and Alternate Diagnostic Techniques 16.?Streptococcal Infections 17.?Syphilis 18.?Vector-Borne Diseases 19.?Toxoplasmosis 20.?Cytomegalovirus 21.?Infectious Mononucleosis 22.?Viral Hepatitis 23.?Rubella and Rubeola Infections 24.?Primary and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Part IV: Immune Disorders 25.?Hypersensitivity Reactions 26.?Immunoproliferative Disorders 27.?Tolerance, Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases 28.?Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 29.?Rheumatoid Arthritis Part 5: Transplantation and Tumor Immunology 30.?Transplantation: HLA, Solid Organ & Hematopoietic Stem Cells 31.?Tumor Immunology and Up-to-Date Applications of Next Generation Sequencing Part 6: Vaccines 32. Vaccines Appendices Appendix A: Answers to Case Study Multiple Choice Questions Appendix B: Answers to Review Questions Appendix C: Representative Diagnostic Assays in Medical Laboratory Immunology

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