Fever of Unknown Origin

Fever of Unknown Origin (Infectious Disease and Therapy)
by Burke A. Cunha (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 264 pages
* Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1 edition (April 13, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0849336155

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about the book… Assisting clinicians in the differential diagnosis of the wide range of disorders responsible for fever of unknown origin (FUO), this source stands as the only recent and comprehensive differential diagnosis of these conditions. This guide providing a clear overview of diagnostic approaches and offers expert recommendations that are invaluable to anyone caring for patients with prolonged undiagnosed fever. Written by clinicians for clinicians, this single authoritative source emphasizes the syadramic approach in the diagnosis of FUOs…discusses the etiology and distribution of disorders causing FUOs…and stresses the importance of a focused history, physical examination, and laboratory tests in the differential diagnosis of the FUO patient. about the editor… BURKE A. CUNHA is Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook. Dr. Cunha is the author or coauthor of more than 150 abstracts, 100 electronic publications, 1000 articles, and 150 book chapters. He has edited 20 books on various infectious disease topics and is Editor-in-Chief of the journals Infectious Disease Practice and Antibiotics for Clinicians. Dr. Cunha is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Cunha is internationally recognized as a teacher-clinician and is the recipient of many teaching awards including the prestigious Aesculapius Award. Dr. Cunha is a Master the American College of Physicians awarded for lifetime achievement as a master clinician and teacher of infectious diseases. Dr. Cunha received the M.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey.

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Veterinary Ectoparasites: Biology, Pathology & Control

Veterinary Ectoparasites: Biology, Pathology & Control, 2nd edition
By Richard Wall, David Shearer

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* Paperback: 304 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (August 29, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0632056185

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"The second edition of this book is greatly improved with important changes to the appearance of the text and format...The diagnostic sections on ectoparasites of small animals, such as hamsters, rabbits and guinea pigs, are particularly useful to the veterinary practitioner or student...The information contained in this book is valuable to veterinarians and students of veterinary medicine, animal husbandry and zoology."

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Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals

Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals, 2nd edition
By William M. Samuel, Margo J. Pybus, A. Alan Kocan

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* Hardcover: 559 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (February 15, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 081382978X

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The first edition was highly successful and a respected reference book for many years. This extensive revision, by 30 contributing authors, details the latest advances in the recognition and detection of parasitic diseases in free-ranging and captive mammals, and addresses wildlife management and public health considerations. It also discusses possible emerging diseases and provides an important expanded section on protozoan parasites. Illustrations include photographs, photomicrographs and drawings, plus over 100 tables.

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Verocytotoxigenic E. Coli

Verocytotoxigenic E. Coli
By Geraldine Duffy, Patricia Garvey, David A. McDowell

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* Hardcover: 457 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (December 27, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0917678524

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Verocytotxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC), and in particular, strains of serogroup o157, have emerged as significant pathogens causing a range of severe and potentially fatal illnesses. The European Union has recognised the threat posed by E. coli O157:H7 and the need to devise control strategies based on an understanding of VTEC pathogenicity, transmission, survival and growth. It also acknowledges the imortance of informing farmers, veterinarians, food producers and health authorities so that each of these groups can act appropriately to reduce the overall hazards posed by these organisms. To contribute to the development and dissemination of effect control strategies, the European Commission funded a Concerted Action Project "A European study on animal, food, and biomedical aspects of verocytotoxigenic E. coli including serotype O157:H7, an emerging pathogen" (CT98-3935) within the Agriculture and Agro-industry Framework IV Research Programme (1998-2001). This book, compiled under the auspices of the above project, integrates contributions from project participants and invited contributor, to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research on VTEC. It will be invaluable to current workers in this area, and those seeking an effective introduction to research on this important pathogen

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Expanding Indications For The New Macrolides, Azalides, and Streptogramins

Expanding Indications For The New Macrolides, Azalides, and Streptogramins (Infectious Disease and Therapy)
By Shephen H. Zinner

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* Hardcover: 720 pages
* Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1 edition (June 27, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824700562

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This timely volume focuses on major accomplishments in the research and development of new antibiotics and their applications in clinical medicine as well as addresses problems challenging clinical and laboratory researchers all over the world.

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Glycopeptides and Related Compounds: Synthesis, Analysis, and Applications

Glycopeptides and Related Compounds: Synthesis, Analysis, and Applications
By David G. Large, Christopher D. Warren

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* Hardcover: 767 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1st edition (January 15, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824795318

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"Presents state-of-the-art methods for the synthesis, analysis, and conformational investigation of glycoproteins and glycopeptides. Discusses the history of glycopeptide synthesis, therapeutic applications, and the future of research."

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Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops

Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
By P. Vidhyasekaran

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* Hardcover: 553 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1st edition (July 25, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824700392

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From the molecular basis of host defense mechanisms and molecular events leading to the suppression of defense mechanisms by fungal pathogens to fungal infection processes, this work covers various aspects of molecular plant pathology. It includes initial contact, penetration and subsequent evasion of post-penetration defense mechanisms. It documents and illustrates up-to-date experimental results and hypotheses.

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Immune Modulating Agents

Immune Modulating Agents
By Thomas F.Kresina

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* Hardcover: 557 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824701038

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Discussing the systemic immune response in the contexts of health, disease, and therapy, this unique resource-the only broadly based book of its kind available on the subject-offers comprehensive examinations of the pathways and agents that affect the human immune response and provides state-of-the-art presentations on practical methods of immune modulation. Focuses on the immune response and modulation in infectious diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis, and parasitic infections and highlights immune modulating agents in gastrointestinal diseases, sepsis, cancer, and autoimmunity! Written by over 50 international authorities representing distinguished institutions in nine countries, Immune Modulating Agents · introduces basic immunoregulatory mechanisms as homeostasis · details cytokines, cellular and humoral immune responses, and hematopoiesis · describes neuroendocrine - immune system interactions and the role of psychological stress on immune competence · delineates factors that influence disease susceptibility, including nutrition · covers drug delivery systems, gene therapy, organ transplantation, arthritis treatment, and vaccination strategies · shows how to design clinical trials using immune modulating agents · and more!

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Superantigens: Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Relevance to Human Disease

Superantigens: Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Relevance to Human Disease
By Patri Schlievert (Editor), Donald V. M. Leung (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 607 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1st edition (January 15, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824798139

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This up-to-date sourcebook covers viral and bacterial superantigens (SAgs) from molecular structure and immunological processes to pathology and treatment of superantigen-mediated human diseases. Discusses diseases beyond Toxic Shock Syndrome, such as autoimmune and inflammatory skin conditions, as well as the role of superantigens in other infectious diseases. Illustrated with molecular structures of superantigens.

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Inhalation Aerosols

Inhalation Aerosols (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
By Anthony J. Hickey

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* Hardcover: 536 pages
* Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (June 7, 1996)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824797027

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This unique reference integrates the theory and practical use of aerosols in inhalation therapy into a single resource-presenting the physical chemistry of formulation, the physics of aerosol generation, aerodynamic behavior, and therapeutic implications. Offers up-to-date techniques for droplet and particle generation, including air-blast and ultrasonic nebulizers, propellant-driven metered-dose inhalers, dry-powder inhalers, and elecctrospray systems!

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Immunological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease

Immunological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
By Carel J. van Oss

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* Hardcover: 295 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1st edition (January 15, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824700929

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Written by world-renowned experts, this book addresses immunological and molecular methodologies of diagnosis as well as clinical aspects of diseases. It book discusses DNA and RNA amplification methods, explains ELISA approaches, and introduces rapid diagnosis techniques, biosensors, and flow cytometry. The book examines bacterial and parasitic infections, including M. tuberculosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Streptococcus pyogenes, chlamydia and schistosomes, and describe viral infections such as hantaviruses, hepatitis C., cytomegalovirus, herpes virus, and HIV. It also covers syndromes with infections origins, including prions, chronic fatigue syndrome, and superantigens, and much more.

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Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites

Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites (World Class Parasites) (World Class Parasites)
By K. Darwin Murrell, Bernard Fried

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* Hardcover: 436 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 25, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0387713573

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The food-borne parasites discussed in this book are infections of animals which are transmissible to humans and constitute an important component of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (The World Health Organization). The increasing recognition of the public health significance of these zoonoses, their complicated links to poverty, agricultural intensification, environmental degradation, and the lack of appropriate tools for their control was the inspiration behind this book. In the past these diseases were limited to populations living in low- and middle-income countries, but the geographical limits and populations at risk are expanding and changing because of increasing international markets, improved transportation systems, and demographic changes. It is estimated that the number of people currently infected with food-borne trematodes alone exceeds 41 million, and the number of people at risk worldwide , including those in developed countries, is 750 million. The focus of this book is on those zoonoses that are transmitted by fish, plant and invertebrate foods. While people, especially those living in developed countries, are commonly aware of meat-borne zoonoses such as trichinellosis and cysticercosis, fewer are acquainted with parasitic diseases caused by liver, lung and intestinal flukes, fish-borne tapeworms, and tissue roundworms. This book reviews not only the prevalence and distribution of these zoonoses, including available health and economic impact data, but also highlights gaps in our knowledge base that must be filled in order to gain insights on approaches to prevention. The topics on epidemiology, diagnosis, and clinical aspects emphasize knowledge gaps that limit a full understanding of these zoonoses, and target where greater research investments on these parasitic diseases should be focused. Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites provides the intellectual challenge and stimulation needed to build a more concerted international effort on prevention of these zoonoses. It is an ideal volume for parasitologists, microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, and graduate students and professionals in the fields of public health, infectious disease, food safety and food science.

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Cytokines in Pulmonary Disease: Infection and Inflammation

Cytokines in Pulmonary Disease: Infection and Inflammation (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
By Thomas Martin

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* Hardcover: 598 pages
* Publisher: Informa HealthCare; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 082471931X

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…includes excellent reviews of fundamental concepts….
…will be a useful reference.
- Respiratory Care

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Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis

Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
By P. Narayanasamy

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* Hardcover: 331 pages
* Publisher: Marcel Dekker (August 12, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824700406

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This unique reference offers essential information on the detection of plant pathogens in seeds, vegetatively propagated seed materials, infected plants, soil, and water.

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Explore the World Using Protozoa

Explore the World Using Protozoa
By Roger O. Anderson, Marvin Druger

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* Paperback: 240 pages
* Publisher: National Science Teachers Association; 1st edition (January 14, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0873551591

Book Description
Now you can bring protozoan research into your classroom! Help your students discover a fascinating world of microscopic organisms by using them as models for macroscopic ecological and biological processes - such as symbiosis, succession, and feeding strategies - with 28 hands-on investigations. This innovative resource, developed by NSTA and the Society of Protozoologists, will facilitate understanding and learning through inquiry, assessment, and real-life applications of lab science.

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Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Hygiene, 3rd edition
By Kerry Gardiner, J. Malcolm Harrington

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* Hardcover: 520 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 3 edition (July 1, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405106212

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'A very welcome, strongly recommended and well presented book.'--Hazardous Substances
'this book provides an excellent introduction to the field of industrila hygiene.'--AIHA journal
'This book provides an excellent overview of occupational hygiene and it will remain on the essential reading list of all AFOM and Diploma students.'--Occupational Medicine
'It should fairly quickly become the textbook for students of occupational hygiene ... and it would be valuable reading for physicians new to occupational health.'--Occupational & Environmental Medicine

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Adhesion Molecules in Allergic Disease

Adhesion Molecules in Allergic Disease
By Bruce S. Bochner

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* Hardcover: 440 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (April 1, 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824798368

Book Description
This unique resource-the first book of its kind exclusively devoted to the subject-offers timely coverage of the cells, mechanisms, and proteins involved in allergic inflammation, emphasizing the latest advances in local cell recruitment.

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Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
By Laura Blackler, Christine Jones, Caroline Mooney

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* Paperback: 290 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 2, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470027185

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is increasing rapidly worldwide and it's predicted that by 2020 it will represent the third leading cause of death. Sadly, this slow-progressing debilitating disease not only affects the individual but also has consequences for the family. More positively, the urgent need to improve the care offered and to raise the public profile of the condition has now been recognised. Healthcare providers play a central role in this, through health education, early diagnosis and better management through all stages of the disease.

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Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System

Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System
by Shiela Sherlock (Author), James Dooley (Author)

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* Hardcover: 728 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 11 edition (January 15, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0632055820

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"More than any other text in liver diseases, this one provides the best source of synthesized clinical wisdom, a currency in ever increasingly short supply as our fund of factual knowledge burgeons. Indeed, if one demanded that an author confine the breadth of our knowledge in liver disease into a readable clinical textbook of less than 700 pages, he or she could do no better than to direct that individual to Sherlock and Dooley's Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System". -Gastroenterology (the highest impact journal in the field) on the 10th edition.

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Infectious Diseases Manual

Infectious Diseases Manual
By David Wilks, Mark Farrington, David Rubenstein

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* Paperback: 440 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (July 7, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 063206417X

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"Overall this is an excellent and extremely portable reference text in infectious disease. It is crammed full of well presented information and would be a useful addition to the bookshelves of Accident and Emergency departments, general practice surgeries and microbiology laboratories. I am also certain it will find its way into the white coat pockets of many aspiring physicians."

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Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases

Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases
By Rachel Chin

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* Hardcover: 600 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (June 30, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 052187176X

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Infectious disease ranks only behind trauma in the prevalence of cases seen on a daily basis in the emergency room and takes lives from every culture and socioeconomic class. The changing epidemiology of infectious diseases is a considerable challenge to any physician, as acute, nearly eradicated, and tropical diseases now enter American emergency rooms on a daily basis. This book is a new clinically oriented reference book for the management of such infections in the emergency room and focuses on all diagnostic protocols and treatment strategies that emergency room physicians need to be proficient when managing patients battling infectious disease. The orientation of the book is uniquely organ-based, with coverage of all viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic disease. The narrative is supplemented with explanatory photos, diagnostic tables, and charts of drug regimens and will prove an invaluable reference for physicians confronting the various manifestations of infectious disease.

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Salmonella in Domestic Animals

Salmonella in Domestic Animals (Cabi Publishing)
By C. Wray, A. Wray

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* Hardcover: 463 pages
* Publisher: CABI; 1 edition (May 15, 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0851992617

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Salmonella is an major cause of zoonotic infections (animal diseases which can infect humans) on a worldwide scale. Consequently, it is an organism which is the subject of a considerable amount of research. Written by leading researchers into Salmonella from Europe, North America and Australia, this book provides the only up to date review of work on all aspects of Salmonella in farm animals, including fundamental characteristics and biology (together with the laboratory techniques necessary for their study), a description of its effects, virulence, epidemiology and control.

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Avian Malarial Parasites and Other Haemosporidia

Avian Malarial Parasites and Other Haemosporidia
By Gediminas Valkiunas

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* Hardcover: 346 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (October 28, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0415300975

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When studying the effects of parasites on natural populations, the avian haematozoa fulfills many of the specifications of an ideal model. Featuring a multitude of tables and illustrations, Avian Malaria Parasites and Other Haemosporidia summarizes more than a century of research on bird haemosporidians. For a long time, bird blood parasites served as important models in studying human diseases. Although now largely replaced, the wealth of data and research remain. With chapters addressing life cycles and morphology, pathogenicity, ultrastructure, geographical distribution, and illustrated keys to all known species of the parasites, this book is a masterful assessment of the biology of bird haemosporidian parasites.

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Disease in Babylonia

Disease in Babylonia (Cuneiform Monographs)
by I. L. Finkel (Editor), M. J. Geller (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 228 pages
* Publisher: BRILL; 1 edition (September 21, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 9004124012

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The present collection of articles on disease in Babylonia is the first such volume to appear providing detailed information derived from published and unpublished medical texts in cuneiform script from the second and first millennia BC.

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African Indigenous Religions and Disease Causation

African Indigenous Religions and Disease Causation
by David Westerlund (Author)

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* Paperback: 240 pages
* Publisher: BRILL (July 31, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 9004144331

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This comparative and historical work provides rich material on religion and disease etiologies among five African peoples (San, Maasai, Sukuma, Kongo and Yoruba) and discusses possible reasons for an important shift from spiritual beings such as deities to living humans like witches as agents of disease.

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Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms

Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms, 2nd edition (Books in Soils, Plants, and the

Environment)
By P. Vidhyasekaran

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* Hardcover: 536 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 2 edition (August 9, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0849398673

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Dramatic progress in molecular biology and genetic engineering has recently produced an unparalleled wealth of information on the mechanisms of plant and pathogen interactions at the cellular and molecular levels. Completely revised and expanded, Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms, Second Edition offers fresh insight into the interplay of signaling systems in plant and pathogen interactions. The book delineates the battle between plant and fungal pathogen and the complex signaling systems involved. See what's new in the Second Edition: · Chapter on the role of disease resistance genes in signal perception and emission · Chapter on cell death signaling in disease susceptibility and resistance · Revised material on phytoalexins, toxins, and signal perception and transduction in fungal pathogenesis · 17 additional families of pathogenesis-related proteins and antifungal proteins The book describes the weapons used by fungal pathogens to evade or suppress the host defense mechanisms. It covers each fungal infection process from initial contact and penetration to the subsequent invasion and symptom development. The author explains complex signaling systems in the plant-pathogen interface with flow charts and provides drawings elucidating the biosynthetic pathway of secondary metabolites. He includes figures that highlight cutting-edge breakthroughs in molecular science and tables documenting important findings in the field of molecular plant pathology. These features and more make this book not only the most up to date resource in the field, but also the most important.

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Guide to Microbiological Control in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Second Edition

Guide to Microbiological Control in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Second Edition
by Stephen P. Denyer (Editor), Rosamund M. Baird (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 504 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (December 26, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0748406158

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Microbiological matters continue to exercise considerable influence on product quality. In both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, products of greater sophistication, along with evolving regulatory requirements, are elevating the challenges related to maintaining microbiological integrity.
Updated to reflect technological and regulatory changes, the Guide to Microbiological Control in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Second Edition covers thoseprincipal aspects of microbiology that arerelevant to the preformulation, formulation, manufacturing, and license application stages involved with the production of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
In recognition of the diverse disciplines involved in pharmaceutical and medical device production, this work provides a brief introduction to microbiology geared towards the nonmicrobiologist. Covering good manufacturing practice in the control of contamination, the text explores quality control, the preservation of formulations, and principles of sterilization, including microbiological-specific considerations for biotechnological products and other medical devices. It also provides additional materials on package integrity and contamination risks in clean rooms.

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Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection

Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges -- Finding Solutions, Workshop Summary
By Stanley M. Lemon, Margaret A. Hamburg, P. Frederick Sparling, Eileen R. Choffnes

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* Paperback: 284 pages
* Publisher: National Academies Press; 1 edition (October 11, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0309111145

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Microbial Hazard Identification in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Microbial Hazard Identification in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
By Jennylynd James

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* Hardcover: 312 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Interscience (June 30, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0471670766

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Keeping produce safe--from the farm to the fork
As health- and quality-conscious consumers increasingly seek out fresh fruit and vegetables, participants in the food supply chain--growers, shippers, processors, and retailers--must be ever more effective in safeguarding their products and protecting consumers. Microbial Hazard Identification in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables is a comprehensive guide for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry to understanding and controlling the hazards that can affect their products on every leg of the journey from farm to fork.
From production, harvesting, packing, and distribution to retail and consumer handling, the text highlights food safety hazards and potential areas of microbial contamination, examines food-borne pathogens and their association with produce-related outbreaks over the years, and points out areas for further research to better understand the survival of pathogens on fresh produce throughout the food chain.
Particularly valuable to the industry are discussions of:
* Food worker hygiene, including control measures and employee training requirements
* Major areas of known contamination and mitigation measures
* Implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
* Contamination and mishandling during storage and transportation, and in retail display cases
* Recommendations for consumer behavior with fresh produce and food handling prior to consumption in the home
* A case study of the economic impact of the 2003 green onion food-borne outbreak
A comprehensive look at both microbial hazards and available measures for their prevention, this book is an essential reference for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry as well as a practical text for the education and training of scientists, professionals, and staff involved in managing food safety.

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New Approaches for the Generation and Analysis of Microbial Typing Data

New Approaches for the Generation and Analysis of Microbial Typing Data
By L. Dijkshoorn, K.J. Towner, M. Struelens

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* Hardcover: 372 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1st edition (July 1, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 044450740X

Book Description
Rapid molecular identification and typing of micro-organisms is extremely important in efforts to monitor the geographical spread of virulent, epidemic or antibiotic-resistant pathogens. It has become a mainstay of integrated hospital infection control service. In addition, numerous industrial and biotechnological applications require the study of the diversity of organisms. Conventional phenotypic identification and typing methods have long been the mainstay of microbial population and epidemiological studies, but such methods often lack adequate discrimination and their use is normally confined to the group of organisms for which they were originally devised. Molecular fingerprinting methods have flourished in recent years and many of these new methods can be applied to numerous different organisms for a variety of purposes. Standardisation of these methods is vitally important. In addition, the generation of large numbers of complex fingerprint profiles requires that a computer-assisted strategy is used for the formation and analysis of databases. The purpose of this book is to describe the best fingerprinting methods that are currently available and the computer-assisted strategies that can be used for analysis and exchange of data between laboratories.

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Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: Definition, Diagnosis, and Management

Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: Definition, Diagnosis, and Management
By Nima Rezaei, Luigi D. Notarangelo, Asghar Aghamohammadi

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* Paperback: 358 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 354078537X

Book Description
Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) are a heterogeneous group of rare inherited conditions, caused by defects of different components of the immune system, and characterized by an unusual increased susceptibility to infections and a predisposition to autoimmunity and malignancy. As of different clinical and laboratory features of these disorders, PID involves different specialities and sub-specialities in addition to general practitioners. As of an increased trend in recognition and characterization of new types of PID, there is a need for all physicians to be aware about such disorders. This book would be a practical book, describe the definition, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of all PID to increase awareness of all physicians regarding such disorders. This book would also provide excellent guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of patients, which are useful in clinical assistance to all patients and better health planning.

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Prokaryotic Diversity: Mechanisms and Significance

Prokaryotic Diversity: Mechanisms and Significance (Society for General Microbiology Symposia)
By N. A. Logan, H. M. Lappin-Scott, P. C. F Oyston

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* Hardcover: 314 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 22, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521869358

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The true extent of prokaryote diversity, encompassing the spectrum of variability among bacteria, remains unknown. Current research efforts focus on understanding why prokaryote diversification occurs, its underlying mechanisms, and its likely impact. The dynamic nature of the prokaryotic world, and continuing advances in the technological tools available make this an important area and hence this book will appeal to a wide variety of microbiologists. Its coverage ranges from studies of prokaryotes in specialized environmental niches to broad examinations of prokaryote evolution and diversity, and the mechanisms underlying them. Topics include: bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract, unculturable organisms in the mouth and in the soil, organisms from extreme environments, the diversity of archaea and their phages, comparative genomics and the emergence of pathogens, the spread of genomic islands between clinical and environmental organisms, minimal genomes needed for life, horizontal gene transfer, phenotypic innovation, and patterns and extent of biodiversity.

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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease
by Sarah S. Long (Author), Larry K. Pickering (Author), Charles G. Prober (Author)

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* Hardcover: 1684 pages
* Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 3 edition (January 24, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0443066876

Book Description
Apply the best treatment options with authoritative, actionable guidance!

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Foodborne Infections and Intoxications, Third Edition

Foodborne Infections and Intoxications, Third Edition (Food Science and Technology)
by Hans P. Riemann (Editor), Dean O. Cliver (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 520 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 3 edition (December 16, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 012588365X

Book Description
The accelerated globalization of the food supply, coupled with toughening government standards, is putting global food production, distribution, and retail industries under a high-intensity spotlight. High publicity cases about foodborne illnesses over recent years have heightened public awareness of food safety issues, and momentum has been building to find new ways to detect and identify foodborne pathogens and eliminate food-related infections and intoxications. This extensively revised Third Edition covers how the incidence and impact of foodborne diseases is determined, foodborne intoxications with an introduction that notes common features among these diseases and control measures that are applicable before and after the basic foodstuff is harvested.

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Critical Care Focus 5: Antibiotic Resistance and Infection Control

Critical Care Focus 5: Antibiotic Resistance and Infection Control
by Helen F. Galley (Author), Anna Donald (Author), Galley (Author), Scully (Author), Andrew Haines (Author)

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* Paperback: 54 pages
* Publisher: Bmj Publishing Group; 1st edition (November 15, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 072791538X

Book Description
Thoroughly updated and revised, the new edition of this accessible guide aims to outline why there is a gap between research findings and what actually happens in clinical practice. It covers a number of topics including the sources of information on clinical effectiveness and methods of information, how to close the gap between research and pratice, potential roles for lay people, the role of decision support, barriers to the use of evidence in clinical practice, the role of decision analysis, implementing research findings in developing countries and how to encourage the implementation of results from economic evaluation.

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Emerging Neurological Infections

Emerging Neurological Infections (Neurological Disease and Therapy)
by Christopher Power (Editor), Richard T. Johnson (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 536 pages
* Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (April 4, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824754239

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Offering a clear and authoritative overview of recent developments in microbiology and neuroscience, this reference describes factors contributing to the emergence and resurgence of neurological infections-studying both new and drug-resistant pathogens, as well as long-term prevention and control strategies for these diseases.

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Biological Risk Engineering Handbook: Infection Control and Decontamination

Biological Risk Engineering Handbook: Infection Control and Decontamination (Industrial Hygiene Series (Boca Raton, Fla.).)
by Martha J. Boss (Editor), Dennis W. Day (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 528 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (November 26, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1566706068

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This handbook discusses biological risk engineering, an extension of industrial hygiene that involves the assessment, control, and decontamination of indoor biological risks. The book synergizes the knowledge of experts in various fields, from law to toxicology, to provide a compendium of information for applying science to limit biological risk. Biological Risk Engineering Handbook: Infection Control and Decontamination begins with a microbiological dictionary, using pictures to illustrate the basic morphology and culture appearance of fungi, bacteria, viruses and prions. The text then reviews sampling and laboratory procedures to ensure coordination between sampling teams and their ultimate receiving laboratory. The contributing authors further examine interpretation issues associated with toxicological studies and risk assessment in hopes of providing further impetus for synergistic studies related to risk assessment and management of biohazardous agents. Other topics include ventilation design, infection control, and the use of biocides. The discussion of Legionella control and cooling towers serves as a case study of how design, maintenance, and decontamination should be a seamless process. The contributors also discuss patent utility requirements, insurance processes, laws, and current regulations, including a chapter on Tuberculosis that compares OSHA and CDC guidelines. Finally, security is addressed from the standpoint of both homeland security in the United States and the security of individual laboratories. From assessment methods to design options, Biological Risk Engineering Handbook presents state-of-the-art techniques and practices to measure, control, and contain human exposure to biological contaminants. With the concern of biological risk on the rise and the emerging fear today of biological warfare, this handbook allows you to move into the future armed with the information needed to limit this threat.

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Sewer Processes: Microbial and Chemical Process Engineering of Sewer Networks

Sewer Processes: Microbial and Chemical Process Engineering of Sewer Networks (Hardcover)
by Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen (Author)

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* Hardcover: 256 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (December 20, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1566769264

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Sewer Processes: Microbial and Chemical Process Engineering of Sewer Networks concentrates on process engineering of sewer networks from a chemical and microbiological point of view to be applied by sanitary and environmental engineers, and students. By considering the sewer as a chemical and biological reactor, the book extends beyond traditional hydraulics and pollutant transport to explain how in-sewer processes can be applied to managing, operating, and designing sewer networks. By understanding this concept and the data it generates, new modeling tools and design parameters can be developed that will assist engineers in reducing microbial and chemical pollution. The book establishes sewer processes as an integral part of managing, designing, and operating an urban wastewater system. It presents in-sewer processes from a fundamental and conceptual point of view for easy understanding by students. Both engineers and students will find the book's models and practical examples useful. It demonstrates a range of sewer and treatment issues, such as odor control, corrosion, and integrated wastewater treatment. It also explains how environmental process engineering principles can be applied to sewer design, resulting in better wastewater treatment and cleaner water entering receiving areas.

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Microbial Safety of Minimally Processed Foods

Microbial Safety of Minimally Processed Foods
by John S. Novak (Editor), Gerald M. Sapers (Editor), Vijay K. Juneja (Editor)

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* Paperback: 392 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (November 27, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1587160412

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While minimally processed foods satisfy the increasing market demands for foods with fewer preservatives, higher nutritive value, and fresh sensory attributes, there is a greater risk of diseases if they are improperly handled. Microbial Safety of Minimally Processed Foods explores innovative preventative solutions to food-borne diseases from the perspectives of the producer, the handler, the consumer, the food preparer, as well as the food inspector, and researcher. This book provides you with the latest research and insight into assuring the microbial safety of red meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, and bakery products that receive less than stringent sterilizing preparation. It explores and describes the methods used for pathogen detection along with strategies for preventing future pathogen occurrences in the minimally processed foods. The book also provides in-depth evaluations of HACCP regulations and risk assessments of those minimally processed foods. Designed to stimulate the development of increasingly safer foods, Microbial Safety of Minimally Processed Foods details state-of-the-art technologies that have the potential to enhance microbiological safety of minimally processed foods without sacrificing their natural, untreated visual appearance and sensory properties.

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Clinical Guide

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Clinical Guide
by Malik Peiris (Editor), Larry J. Anderson (Editor), Albert DME Osterhaus (Editor), Klaus Stohr (Editor), Kwok-yung Yuen (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 280 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (October 28, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405130318

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Prompting the first WHO global health alert for over a decade, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first recognised in South-East Asia in February 2003.
With the causative agent now identified as a new strain of coronavirus, the medical world has gained important knowledge on the aetiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis, epidemiology, disease treatment and infection control with amazing speed.
Despite this, major gaps remain in our understanding - the race is on to develop new cures and effective vaccines, and the long-term impact on health, society and economics are starting to unravel.

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The Hands-on Guide to Practical Prescribing

The Hands-on Guide to Practical Prescribing (Hands-on Guides)
by Oliver Jones (Author), Nandan Gautam (Author)

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* Paperback: 192 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 26, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405108223

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The hands-on guide to practical prescribing is a concise, easy-to-use guide to the practical aspects of pharmacology for junior doctors who are making the transition from studying pharmacology to prescribing drugs for the first time.
This new addition to 'The hands-on guide' series brings together the core pharmacological knowledge required by house officers, structured in a way to address the very hands-on, practical aspects of prescribing. This book is not designed to replace the factual drug information in the BNF, but to complement and build upon it, so that The hands-on guide to practical prescribing provides junior doctors with a solid guide to prescribing in the clinical setting.
Beginning with the general principles of prescribing and basics of writing a prescription form, the book guides you through topics such as using the BNF, drug interactions and monitoring toxicity, before moving on to cover both surgical and medical topics such as preoperative and postoperative patients, prophylaxis, organ failure and diabetes.
The hands-on guide to practical prescribing is a problem-based book that covers the common problems and questions a house officer might encounter, and will be an invaluable guide to life on the wards. The authors are specialist registrars in medicine and surgery, have undertaken SHO and registrar posts in the major specialities and also write and teach regularly on clinical pharmacology.

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Communicable Disease Control Handbook

Communicable Disease Control Handbook
by Jeremy Hawker (Author), Norman Begg (Author), Iain Blair (Author), Ralf Reintjes (Author), Julius Weinberg (Author)

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* Paperback: 424 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (November 18, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405124245

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Concise and practical handbook for all those who have responsibility for the identification and control of infectious disease
* Clear and concise - combining science, attention to detail and a practical approach
* Covers basic principles of communicable disease control and health protection, major syndromes, control of individual infections, main services and activities, organizational arragements for all EU countries and sources of further information
* All chapters updated inline with recent changes in epidemiology, new guidelines for control and adminstrative changes
* New or expanded chapters on immunization queries, smallpox, SARS, West Nile virus, delibrate release / bioterrorism and on-call response

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Gene Expression in Recombinant Microorganisms

Gene Expression in Recombinant Microorganisms (Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Series)
by Alan Smith (Author)

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* Hardcover: 432 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (November 23, 1994)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824795431

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Describing the scientific and commercial applications of microbial recombinant DNA technology, this outstanding, single-source reference offers state-of-the-art reviews of gene expression in the most important classes of recombinant microorganisms-providing numerous examples of the expression of homologous genes or heterologous gene products. Presents a unique collection of safety and regulatory considerations from around the world and addresses specific measures to be taken for large-scale industrial operations!

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Plasmids: A Practical Approach

Plasmids: A Practical Approach (The Practical Approach, No 138)
by K. G. Hardy (Editor)

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* Paperback: 280 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (February 17, 1994)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0199634440

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This completely updated and revised second edition of Plasmids: A Practical Approach provides the researcher with detailed protocols for studying bacterial plasmids and for using plasmids and phagemids as vectors. With many new sections and protocols, it is the most up-to-date reference describing the techniques for the study of plasmid replication and maintenance, the fundamental methods for purifying plasmids and introducing them into cells, and the protocols for the mutagenesis and analysis of plasmid-encoded products. The book features further techniques for the study of plasmids and the use of plasmid vectors in such important groups of bacteria as animal and plant pathogens harboring virulence plasmids, Streptomyces, and lactococci. Plus, the book describes the use of plasmid composite vectors for expression of cDNA cloning, and much more. It is a invaluable reference for molecular biologists, microbiologists, and biotechnology researchers. It includes detailed protocols for studying bacterial plasmids and for using both plasmids and phagemids as vectors, techniques for studying fundamental aspects of plasmids, such as replication, are included, as well as methods for using plasmid vectors in important groups of bacteria. Also described are protocols for using phagemids, which are extremely useful tools for genetic engineering.

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Hugo and Russell's Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Hugo and Russell's Pharmaceutical Microbiology
by Stephen P. Denyer (Editor), Norman A. Hodges (Editor), Sean P. Gorman (Editor)

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* Paperback: 496 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 7 edition (July 30, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0632064676

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"undoubtedly a valuable resource for junior pharmacists grasping an appreciation of microbiology, microbiologists entering the pharmaceutical field, and undergraduate pharmacy students."
# Completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid pace of change in the teaching and practice of pharmaceutical microbiology
# Expanded coverage of modern biotechnology, including genomics and recombinant DNA technology
# Updated information on newer antimicrobial agents and their mode of action
# Highly illustrated with structural formulas of organic compounds and flow diagrams of biochemical processes

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Genetically Modified Organisms: A Guide to Biosafety

Genetically Modified Organisms: A Guide to Biosafety (Cabi Publishing)
by George T. Tzotzos (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 224 pages
* Publisher: CABI (April 6, 1995)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0851989721

Book Description
For a number of years the promise of biotechnology has been dimmed by concerns over the intrinsic safety of transgenic organisms. Although considerable knowledge of the properties of recombinant systems and a vast volume of data gathered from different applications of biotechnology are now available, these concerns are still evident. In the developing world, there are also fears that such countries might be used as testing grounds for recombinant products. Considerations of this nature have often overshadowed the benefits these countries might derive from the application of genetic engineering. In response to these concerns, UNIDO, together with the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organization, formed in 1985 the Informal Working Group on Biosafety. In 1991 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also joined the Group. The present volume was commissioned by the Group and is intended to help scientists and regulators to conceptualize the major issues underlying biological safety as well as to understand how these affect policies to regulate biotechnology.

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HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction

HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Alan Whiteside

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* Paperback: 144 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1st edition (February 25, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0192806920

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HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. As of 2004 an estimated 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Despite rapid scientific advances there is still no cure and the drugs are expensive and toxic. In the developing world, especially in parts of Africa, life expectancy has plummeted to below 35 years, causing a serious decline in economic growth, a sharp increase in orphans, and the imminent collapse of health care systems. The news is not all bleak though. There have been unprecedented breakthroughs in understanding diseases and developing drugs. Because the disease is so closely linked to sexual activity and drug use, the need to understand and change behavior has caused us to reassess what it means to be human and how we should operate in the globalizing world. This Very Short Introduction tackles the science, the international and local politics, the fascinating demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and suggests how we must respond.

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Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases

Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases
by Robert A. Norman (Editor)

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* Paperback: 362 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 25, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1846286778

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The manifestations of dermatologic disease in the geriatric population are often subtly different to those in the younger age groups and there is a need to produce a practical and clinical reference for dermatology fellows and residents, geriatricians and related clinicians to identify dermatoses and their differential diagnosis specific to the aging population. Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases will provide the clinician with a visual encyclopedia of geriatric dermatoses that can be used on rounds or in a reference environment. It also provides a structured review of the differential diagnosis of the lesions illustrated within the book, which will make this a priceless reference resource for all physicians dealing with older skin.

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Mycotoxins in Food: Detection and Control

Mycotoxins in Food: Detection and Control
By N Magan

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* Hardcover: 488 pages
* Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd (July 30, 2004)
* ISBN-10: 1855737337

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Nature Reviews Microbiology (Issues from 2003-2007)

Nature Reviews Microbiology (Issues from 2003-2007)
By Nature Reviews

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Launched in October 2003, Nature Reviews Microbiology [ISSN 1740-1526 EISSN 1740-1534] is part of the Nature Publishing Group. The journal publishes reviews and perspectives that help to integrate the various disciplines, bridging fundamental research and its clinical, industrial and environmental applications to create a single information resource for all who share an interest in microbial life. Nature Reviews Microbiology highlights important developments in our understanding of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoan parasites, their interaction with their environments, how these organisms are harnessed in human endeavour and their impact on society. In line with the ambition to overcome the traditional barriers between bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology, articles are tailored to appeal to microbiologists of every persuasion and at every level.
Coverage includes:
* Antimicrobial therapies and vaccines
* Biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology
* Genetics and genomics
* Cellular microbiology
* Environmental microbiology
* Pathogenesis and host defence
* Clinical and diagnostic microbiology
* Infectious diseases
* Epidemiology and public health microbiology
* Applied and industrial microbiology
* Microbiology education

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Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
By Zaki Anwar Siddiqui, Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, Kazuyoshi Futai

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* Hardcover: 362 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 1, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1402087691

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Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, and the productivity of plants. Scientific research involves multidisciplinary approaches to understand the adaptation of mycorrhizae to the rhizosphere, mechanism of root colonization, effect on plant physiology and growth, biofertilization, plant resistance and biocontrol of plant pathogens. This book discusses and goes into detail on a number of topics: the molecular basis of nutrient exchange between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and host plants; the role of AM fungi in disease protection, alleviation of soil stresses and increasing grain production; interactions of AM fungi and beneficial saprophytic mycoflora in terms of plant growth promotion; the role of AM fungi in the restoration of native ecosystems; indirect contributions of AM fungi and soil aggregation to plant growth and mycorrhizosphere effect of multitrophic interaction; the mechanisms by which mycorrhizas change a disturbed ecosystem into productive land; the importance of reinstallation of mycorrhizal systems in the rhizosphere is emphasized and their impact on landscape regeneration, and in bioremediation of contaminated soils; Ectomycorrhizae (ECM) and their importance in forest ecosystems and associations of ECM in tropical rain forests function to maintain tropical monodominance; in vitro mycorrhization of micro-propagated plants, and visualizing and quantifying endorhizal fungi; the use of mycorrhizae, mainly AM and ECM, for sustainable agriculture and forestry.

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Neuroviroogy: An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Neuroviroogy: An Issue of Neurologic Clinics (Clinics (Elsevier))
by Power (Author)

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* Hardcover
* Publisher: Saunders Book Company; 1 edition (August 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416058206

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Handbook of Secondary Fungal Metabolites, 3-Volume Set

Handbook of Secondary Fungal Metabolites, 3-Volume Set
By Richard J. Cole, Milbra A. Schweikert, Bruce B. Jarvis

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* Hardcover: 2498 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (June 25, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0121794601

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"…recommended for all scientists dealing with mycotoxins and other secondary fungal metabolites."

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Stress in Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi

Stress in Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (British Mycological Society Symposia Series, Vol 27)
By Simon Avery, Malcolm Stratford, Pieter van West

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* Hardcover: 450 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press (October 9, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 012374184X

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Yeasts and filamentous fungi need to cope with stress, whether growing in the laboratory or in the natural environment, whether victims or offenders in interactions with other organisms. These considerations are discussed in this volume that coveres stress in the broad sense, within the context of mycology.
* Includes discussions of the stresses associated with organism-organism interactions and stress under controlled conditions
* Anthropogenic stress towards fungi in the environment and the impacts that such stressors may have on different organisms and communities in the wild are explained
* Encompasses a breadth of information from the bigger picture of stress effects on fungi in their natural habitats, to the recent advances in underlying molecular-level understanding

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Natural Antimicrobials for the Minimal Processing of Foods

Natural Antimicrobials for the Minimal Processing of Foods
By Sibel Roller

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* Hardcover: 306 pages
* Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, (January 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1855736691

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Reference discusses practical applications of natural antimicrobials in food preservation, often in conjunction with other preservation techniques. For those in the food industry.

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Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi: Morphologies of Cultured Fungi and Key to Species

Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi: Morphologies of Cultured Fungi and Key to Species, 2nd edition
By Tsuneo Watanabe

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* Hardcover: 504 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 2 edition (April 18, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0849311187

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Fungi have come into demand as sources of biological control agents and of particular physiological active substances. Recent studies indicate that fungi can be the prime cause of sinusitis, asthma, and allergenic troubles. Some fungi can be useful however, and can be used to improve the overall quality of human life. With very few books available on the subject of soil and seed fungi, Tsuneo Watanabes book remains the only work that details information on techniques for isolating, culturing, and identifying soil and seed fungi.
This new edition of Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi describes more than 350 fungal species, including:
§ 46 Mastigomycetous species
§ 33 Zygomycetous species
§ 36 Ascomycetous species
§ 9 Basidiomycetous species
§ 240 Deuteromycetous species
In this atlas, Watanabe presents the results of his soil-borne plant disease studies including pathological and mycological aspects. The Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi, Second Edition includes 45 new fungal species illustrated in brilliant detail using original photomicrographs and line drawings.

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Drugs into Bodies: Global AIDS Treatment Activism

Drugs into Bodies: Global AIDS Treatment Activism
by Raymond A. Smith (Author), Patricia D. Siplon (Author)

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* Hardcover: 212 pages
* Publisher: Praeger Publishers; 1 edition (March 30, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0275983250

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This activist's manual by Smith and Siplon -the title of which refers to an AIDS slogan-is divided into two parts: "Building a Domestic AIDS Treatment Activist Movement" and "Forging a Global AIDS Treatment Activist Network." The book traces the progression of the global AIDS treatment activist movement, paying special attention to the organization Health GAP. It promotes disruptive activists' tactics introduced by the protest group ACT UP, an agenda greatly facilitated by the rise of the Internet and capable of empowering the disenfranchised across national boundaries by encouraging demonstrations and confrontational politics against a profit-driven global economy and antipoor global politics. Social activists will find this book an invaluable resource. For libraries serving that audience.

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Infection and Hearing Impairment

Infection and Hearing Impairment
By Valerie E. Newton, Pamela J. Vallely

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* Paperback: 384 pages
* Publisher: Wiley (June 13, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1861565070

Book Description
The aim of the book is to provide a text which brings together the expertise from two separate disciplines applied to a shared problem; that of hearing impairment resulting from an infectious cause. The book has been written to be accessible to both disciplines. It begins with chapters describing the anatomy and function of the ear and its development to allow those unfamiliar with the ear to understand how the pathogen can affect hearing. The following chapters include background information on the relevant viruses, bacteria and other pathogens so that those less familiar with these organisms will be able to understand the context within which they may affect the ear. The book also considers current ways in which these infections may be diagnosed, treated, and the potential for prevention.

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Viruses and Prions in the CNS, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

Viruses and Prions in the CNS, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics (The Clinics: Radiology)
By E. Turgut Tali (ed)

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* Hardcover: 240 pages
* Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (March 31, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416060499

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Most central nervous system diseases that lead to severe neurologic dysfunction or death are caused by viruses and abnormally configured proteins called prions. This new issue of Neuroimaging Clinics, Guest Edited by Turgut Tali, explores the imaging used to detect these diseases. Articles cover topics on Neuropathology of Virus Infections of the CNS, Imaging of "slow viruses" Infections of the CNS, Imaging of Post-infectious Encephalomyelitis, and Imaging of HSV Infections of the CNS.

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Research and Development of Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals from Biotechnology

Research and Development of Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals from Biotechnology: A Guide to Effective Project Management, Patenting and Product Registration
By Jens-Peter Gregersen

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* Paperback: 174 pages
* Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (September 1994)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3527300597

Book Description
The book provides readers with a concise understanding of the effective management and patenting of research and development projects in biomedicinal sciences, and serves as a guide book and information source for all project phases from research to product registration.

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In Situ Hybridization: Laboratory Companion

In Situ Hybridization: Laboratory Companion
By Melody Clark

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* Hardcover: 183 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-VCH (March 3, 2003)
* Language: German
* ISBN-10: 3527308857

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In situ hybridization is a proven, powerful technique with applications in chromosome and genome analysis, as well as gene expression. Covering a carefully selected range of techniques with immediate and general applications in research and clinical diagnosis, the book starts with genome and DNA mapping, continues through gene expression localization in wholemount and tissue sections, and on to ultrastructural levels. The step-by-step protocols used reflect research in these areas and are all reproducible.

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Bacterial Toxins: Tools in Cell Biology and Pharmacology

Bacterial Toxins: Tools in Cell Biology and Pharmacology : Laboratory Companion
By Klaus Aktories

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* Hardcover: 308 pages
* Publisher: Chapman & Hall (March 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3527308814

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This is a survey of well characterized and recently discovered bacterial protein toxins. Leading investigators of the respective toxins review the various molecular mechanisms of action, ranging from toxin-induced ADP-ribosylation up to membrane perforation by pore-forming toxins. Thy also describe the consequences on host physiology before focusing on potential applications as cell biological and pharmacological tools for research and medical applications. Detailed descriptions of the methodology include the engineering and use of modified and chimeric toxins for better performance.
A solid introduction to toxin structure and functions, as well as a valuable source of methodology for researchers in molecular biology, pharmacology and experimental medicine.

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Practical Food Microbiology

Practical Food Microbiology, 3rd edition
By Diane Roberts, Melody Greenwood

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* Hardcover: 304 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 3 edition (January 15, 1991)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405100753

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The main approaches to the investigation of food microbiology in the laboratory are expertly presented in this, the third edition of the highly practical and well-established manual. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the latest legislation and technological advances in food microbiology, and offers a step-by-step guide to the practical microbiological examination of food in relation to public health problems. It provides ‘tried and tested’ standardized procedures for official control laboratories and those wishing to provide a competitive and reliable food examination service.

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