Clinical and Diagnostic Virology (Cambridge Clinical Guides)
Cambridge University Press, 2/19/2009
EAN 9780521694674, ISBN10: 0521694671
Paperback, 276 pages, 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
This basic but comprehensive text is aimed at all healthcare professionals who need a clear understanding of medical virology. Written by two highly experienced virologists, the book is divided into five sections: 1) Individual viruses; 2) Other related agents; 3) Clinical syndromes; 4) Diagnostic techniques; 5) Patient management. The individual virus chapters provide information on incubation period, infectivity, control of infection and management. The clinical syndrome chapters provide information on the clinical presentation of disease, thus enabling the reader to search according to patient symptoms rather than referring to several individual virus chapters. The standard chapter formats, simple language and liberal use of tables, figures and algorithms enable quick access to key information, and the comprehensive coverage of all viral agents is unique in a practical guide of this size.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction to virology
Part I. Individual Viruses
1. Adenoviruses
2. Arboviruses and haemorrhagic fever viruses
3. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
4. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
5. Enteroviruses
6. Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)
7. Hepatitis B and D Viruses (HBV & HDV)
8. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
9. Hepatitis E Virus (HEV)
10. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
11. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
12. Human Herpes Viruses types 6, 7 & 8 (HHV 6, 7, & 8)
13. Human T Cell Leukaemia Virus (HTLV)
14. Influenza viruses
15. Measles virus
16. Mumps virus
17. Noroviruses
18. Parainfluenza viruses
19. Papilloma and Polyoma viruses
20. Parvovirus B19
21. Pox viruses
22. Rabies virus
23. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
24. Rhinoviruses
25. Rotaviruses
26. Rubella virus
27. SARS CoV and other coronaviruses
28. Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
Part II. Other Related Agents
29. Chlamydia
30. Toxoplasma gondii
31. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (CJD and nvCJD)
Part III. Clinical Syndromes
32. Central Nervous System viral infections
33. Viral eye infections
34. The common cold
35. Respiratory virus infections
36. Atypical pneumonia
37. Gastroenteritis viruses
38. Viral hepatitis
39. Genital tract and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
40. Glandular Fever-type illness
41. Viral rashes and skin infections
42. Infections in pregnancy, congenital and neonatal infections
43. Virus infections in immunocompromised patients
44. Viral malignancies
45. Travel related infections
Part IV. Diagnostic Techniques
46. Sending specimens to the laboratory
47. Serological techniques
48. Virus detection
49. Molecular techniques
Part V. Patient Management
50. Anti-viral drugs
51. Viral vaccines
52. Infection control
53. Occupational health.
'[This volume] is clearly laid out in five main sections, each with a different emphasis, and taken as a whole gives a sound overview of the subject. ... The tables at the end of each chapter on the individual viruses provide excellent guides to testing and interpretation.' Dr Ken Mutton, Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists