Handbook of Microbiological Media, Fourth Edition

Handbook of Microbiological Media, Fourth Edition
by: Ronald M. Atlas

Book Details
* Hardcover: 2040 pages
* Publisher: CRC Press; 4 edition (March 17, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1439804060

Book Description
Handbook of Microbiological Media, Fourth Edition is an invaluable reference for every medical, veterinary, diagnostic, and academic laboratory, and now in its fourth edition, it is even more complete. This edition carries on the tradition of CRC Press handbook excellence, listing the formulations, methods of preparation, and uses for more than 7000 microbiological media. With 1500 more entries than any previous edition, the handbook includes both classic and modern media used for the identification, cultivation, and maintenance of diverse bacteria, archaea, and fungi.
The breadth of culture media in this comprehensive resource is enormous and has greatly expanded in recent years with the exploration of extreme habitats and the use of molecular methods to identify new lineages of bacteria and archaea. The media also represent significant advances in the ability to use chromogenic substrates to identify specific species and strains of bacteria, e.g., E. coli O157 and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These media are extremely useful for clinical diagnostics and for the protection of the food supply from pathogenic microorganisms.
With over 7000 formulations, this new edition includes all the media used for:
* Routine examination of food and water
* Cultivating specific strains of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists, including many anaerobes and extremophiles
* Cultivating the numerous microorganisms currently available from the world’s global bioresource centers (BRCs)
Additionally, many culture media are now available that are free of animal components. Plant based media eliminate possible contamination with prions, which is important for production of vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
The entries are arranged alphabetically by medium name and include composition, instructions for preparation, commercial sources, safety cautions, uses, and more. This reference contains the most comprehensive compilation of microbiological media available in a single volume. The only resource you need for all media types, it makes finding media for culturing diverse microorganisms quick and simple. With uniform presentations of media formulations and preparations, it presents easy-to-follow directions and cookbook recipes for preparing media. You won’t find a more complete or user-friendly microbiology reference anywhere.

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The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, 2010

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, 2010
by: David N. Gilbert, Robert C. Moellering, George M. Eliopoulos, Henry F. Chambers, Michael S., M.D. Saag

Book Details
* Paperback: 220 pages
* Publisher: Antimicrobial Therapy; 40 edition (April 21, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1930808593

Book Description
The Sanford Guide has helped health care professionals make informed treatment decisions since 1969. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2010 is the 40th edition of the classic infectious diseases reference.

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Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; Twentieth Informational Supplement, M100-S20

Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; Twentieth Informational Supplement, M100-S20
By CLSI

Book Details
* Paperback: 153 pages
* Publisher: Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute; 1 edition (2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1562387162

The supplemental information presented in this document is intended for use with the antimicrobial susceptibility testing procedures published in the following Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute(CLSI) - approved standards: M02-A10 - Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests; Approved Standard - Tenth Edition; and M07-A8 - Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria That Grow Aerobically; Approved Standard - Eighth Edition. The standards contain information about both disk (M02) and dilution (M07) test procedures for aerobic bacteria. Clinicians depend heavily on information from the clinical microbiology laboratory for treatment of their seriously ill patients. The clinical importance of antimicrobial susceptibility test results requires that these tests be performed under optimal conditions and that laboratories have the capability to provide results for the newest antimicrobial agents

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Polio and Its Aftermath: The Paralysis of Culture

Polio and Its Aftermath: The Paralysis of Culture
Marc Shell (Author)

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* Hardcover: 336 pages
* Publisher: Harvard University Press; 1 edition (June 15, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0674013158

Book Description
It was not long ago that scientists proclaimed victory over polio, the dread disease of the 1950s. More recently polio resurfaced, not conquered at all, spreading across the countries of Africa. As we once again face the specter of this disease, along with other killers like AIDS and SARS, this powerful book reminds us of the personal cost, the cultural implications, and the historical significance of one of modern humanity's deadliest biological enemies. In Polio and Its Aftermath Marc Shell, himself a victim of polio, offers an inspired analysis of the disease. Part memoir, part cultural criticism and history, part meditation on the meaning of disease, Shell's work combines the understanding of a medical researcher with the sensitivity of a literary critic. He deftly draws a detailed yet broad picture of the lived experience of a crippling disease as it makes it way into every facet of human existence.
Polio and Its Aftermath conveys the widespread panic that struck as the disease swept the world in the mid-fifties. It captures an atmosphere in which polio vied with the Cold War as the greatest cause of unrest in North America--and in which a strange and often debilitating uncertainty was one of the disease's salient but least treatable symptoms. Polio particularly afflicted the young, and Shell explores what this meant to families and communities. And he reveals why, in spite of the worldwide relief that greeted Jonas Salk's vaccine as a miracle of modern science, we have much more to fear from polio now than we know.

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Clostridium difficile: Methods and Protocols

Clostridium difficile: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)
Peter Mullany (Editor), Adam P. Roberts (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 216 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 1st Edition. edition (June 8, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1603273646

Book Description
Clostridium difficile, a major nosocomial pathogen shown to be a primary cause of antibiotic-associated disease, has emerged as a highly transmissible and frequently antibiotic-resistant organism, causing a considerable burden on health care systems worldwide. In Clostridium difficile: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers bring together the most recently developed methods for studying the organism, including techniques involving isolation, molecular typing, genomics, genetic manipulation, and the use of animal models. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include brief introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes highlighting tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and cutting-edge, Clostridium difficile: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide for scientists now in a position to gain an in-depth understanding of how this organism is transmitted and how it causes disease.

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Microbes for Legume Improvement

Microbes for Legume Improvement
by: Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Javed Musarrat

Book Details
* Hardcover: 535 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (August 30, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3211997520

Book Description
Microbes for Legume Improvement comprises 21 chapters and provides comprehensive information on concepts of microbial technology for the improvement of legumes grown in different agro-ecosystems. The role of microbes including symbiotic nitrogen fixers, asymbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria (like Azospirillum), plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), phosphate-solubilizing microbes, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and biocontrol agents in the improvement of both conventional and forage legumes growth is discussed. The role of bacterial biofilms in legume-Rhizobium interactions and metal tolerant microbes in the improvement of legumes is dealt separately. Furthermore, recent findings on the taxonomic status of rhizobia, various signal molecules affecting symbiosis, legume-pathogen and legume-rhizobial interactions and proteomic analysis of legume–microbe interactions are addressed.
This volume gives a broad view of legume disease management using microbes and presents strategies for the management of cultivated legumes. It is therefore of special interest to both academics and professionals working in the field of microbiology, soil microbiology, environment microbiology, biotechnology and agronomy as well as plant protection sciences.

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4d Electron Microscopy: Imaging in Space and Time

4d Electron Microscopy: Imaging in Space and Time
Ahmed H. Zewail, John M. Thomas (Author)

Book Details
* Paperback: 360 pages
* Publisher: Imperial College Press (February 24, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1848164009

Book Description
The modern electron microscope, as a result of recent revolutionary developments and many evolutionary ones, now yields a wealth of quantitative knowledge pertaining to structure, dynamics, and function barely matched by any other single scientific instrument. It is also poised to contribute much new spatially-resolved and time-resolved insights of central importance in the exploration of most aspects of condensed matter, ranging from the physical to the biological sciences. Whereas in all conventional EM methods, imaging, diffraction, and chemical analyses have been conducted in a static - time-integrated - manner, now it has become possible to unite the time domain with the spatial one, thereby creating four-dimensional (4D) electron microscopy. This advance is based on the fundamental concept of timed, coherent single-electron packets, or electron pulses, which are liberated with femtosecond durations. Structural phase transitions, mechanical deformations, and the embryonic stages of melting and crystallization are examples of phenomena that can now be imaged in unprecedented structural detail with high spatial resolution, and ten orders of magnitude as fast as hitherto. No monograph in existence attempts to cover the revolutionary dimensions that EM in its various modes of operation nowadays makes possible. The authors of this book chart these developments, and also compare the merits of coherent electron waves with those of synchrotron radiation. They judge it prudent to recall some important basic procedural and theoretical aspects of imaging and diffraction so that the reader may better comprehend the significance of the new vistas and applications now afoot. This book is not a vade mecum - numerous other texts are available for the practitioner for that purpose. It is instead an in-depth expose of the paradigm concepts and the developed techniques that can now be executed to gain new knowledge in the entire domain of biological and physical science, and in the four dimensions of space and time.

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Intracellular Niches of Microbes: A Pathogens Guide Through the Host Cell

Intracellular Niches of Microbes: A Pathogens Guide Through the Host Cell
Ulrich E. Schaible (Editor), Albert Haas (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 736 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (September 15, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3527322078

Book Description
The book describes the different and exciting pathways which have been developed by pathogenic microbes to manage living inside host cells. It covers intracellular life styles of all relevant pathogenic but also symbiotic microorganisms with respect to the cell biology of the host-microbe interactions and the microbial adaptations for intracellular survival. It features intracellular trafficking pathways and characteristics of intracellular niches of individual microbes. The book also asks questions on the benefits for the microbe with regard to physiological needs and nutritional aspects such as auxotrophy, effects on genome sizes, and consequences for disease and host response/immunity (and the benefits for the host in the cases of symbionts).
Additionally, the book includes those pathogens that are medically less important but represent distinct intracellular niches, trafficking behaviours and virulence traits. The individual chapters also point out future challenges of research for the respective organism.

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Mycobacteria Protocols

Mycobacteria Protocols
by: Tanya Parish, Amanda Claire Brown

Book Details
* Hardcover: 456 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 2nd edition (October 20, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1588298892

Book Description

Due to the rising threat of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections, methods to study the biology of the mycobacteria and to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative reagents are still very much in need. Mycobacteria Protocols, Second Edition updates and refines the methods of the well-received first edition while adding newly developed methods culled from the most cutting-edge research in the field. Ranging from the basics of sub-cellular fractionation to advanced methods using specialized growth conditions and whole genome, transcriptome and proteome analysis, the chapters conform to the Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, providing step-by-step laboratory protocols, lists of necessary materials and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and up-to-date, Mycobacteria Protocols, Second Edition is the perfect resource to promote and stimulate further research into these intriguing, important and most fractious of bacteria.

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Immunoelectron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols

Immunoelectron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols
by: Steven D. Schwartzbach, Tetsuaki Osafune

Book Details
* Hardcover: 352 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 1st Edition. edition (July 1, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 160761782X

Book Description
Immunoelectron microscopy is a key technique that bridges the information gap between biochemistry, molecular biology, and ultrastructural studies placing macromolecular functions within a cellular context. In Immunoelectron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers combine the tools of the molecular biologist with those of the microscopist. From the molecular biology toolbox, this volume presents methods for antigen production by protein expression in bacterial cells, methods for epitope tagged protein expression in plant and animal cells allowing protein localization in the absence of protein specific antibodies as well as methods for the production of anti-peptide, monoclonal, and polyclonal antibodies. From the microscopy toolbox, sample preparation methods for cells, plant, and animal tissue are presented. Both cryo-methods, which have the advantage of retaining protein antigenicity at the expense of ultrastructural integrity, as well as chemical fixation methods that maintain structural integrity while sacrificing protein antigenicity have been included, with chapters examining various aspects of immunogold labeling. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and essential, Immunoelectron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols seeks to facilitate an increased understanding of structure function relationships.

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Encyclopaedia of Biological Disaster Management

Encyclopaedia of Biological Disaster Management (10 Volume Set)
by: Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Kumari Swarnim

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ISBN-10 8178804344 (Set)

Book Description
vol. 1. Hazardous Materials, Alpha Virus and Disaster Management
vol. 2. Biological Disaster: Its Impact on Health and its Management
vol. 3. Biological Disaster Management and Information Technology
vol. 4. Public Health, Trauma and Biological Disaster Management
vol. 5. Nuclear Weapons, Global Warming and Disaster Management
vol. 7. Biological Disaster Management: Major Events and Existing Framework
vol. 8. Biological Control and Disaster Management
vol. 9. Toxic Gases and Disaster Management
vol. 10. Chronology and Dictionary of Biological Disaster Management

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Comparative Plant Virology

Comparative Plant Virology, Second Edition
Roger Hull (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 400 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (February 6, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0123741548

Book Description
Comparative Plant Virology provides a complete overview of our current knowledge of plant viruses including background information on plant viruses and up-to-date aspects of virus biology and control. It deals mainly with concepts rather than detail. The focus will be on plant viruses but due to the changing environment of how virology is taught, comparisons will be drawn with viruses of other kingdomes, animals, fungi and bacteria. It has been written for students of plant virology, plant pathology, virology and microbiology who have no previous knowledge of plant viruses or of virology in general.
* Boxes highlight important information such as virus definition and taxonomy.
* Includes profiles of 32 plant viruses that feature extensively in the text
* Companion website providng image bank
* Full colour throughout

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Microbiology of Wounds

Microbiology of Wounds
by: Steven Percival, Keith Cutting

Book Details
* Publisher: CRC Press
* Number Of Pages: 407
* Publication Date: 2010-04-26
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 142007993X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781420079937

Book Description:
It is not the presence of microorganisms, but their interaction with patients that determines their influence on wound healing. Documenting this critical but often ignored aspect of the treatment process, Microbiology of Wounds discusses the microbiology and biology of human wounds in relation to infection and non-healing.
Gain the Necessary Scientific and Clinical Knowledge Pertaining to Chronic and Acute Wounds
The practice of wound healing is dynamic, infinitely complex, nonlinear, and prodigiously individualized to the patient. When one considers the myriad host variables that contribute to the disease state, understanding the intricacies of chronic wounds becomes even more difficult. This book presents the necessary scientific and clinical data pertaining to chronic and acute wounds, and discusses inflammation, epithelialization, granulation tissue, and tissue remodeling. It details techniques for treating chronic and acute wounds and covers the mode of action and efficacy of anti-infectives used in treating wounds. Microbiology of Wounds answers the call for a definitive reference on chronic and acute wounds.

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Endotoxins: Structure, Function and Recognition

Endotoxins: Structure, Function and Recognition (Subcellular Biochemistry)
by: Xiaoyuan Wang, Peter J. Quinn

Book Details
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 450
Publication Date: 2010-07-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9048190770

Book Description:
Endotoxins are potentially toxic compounds produced by Gram-negative bacteria including some pathogens. Unlike exotoxins, which are secreted in soluble form by live bacteria, endotoxins are comprised of structural components of bacteria. Endotoxins can cause a whole-body inflammatory state, sepsis, leading to low blood pressure, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death. This book brings together contributions from researchers in the forefront of these subjects. It is divided into two sections. The first deals with how endotoxins are synthesized and end up on the bacterial surface. The second discussed how endotoxins activate TLR4 and, in turn, how TLR4 generates the molecular signals leading to infectious and inflammatory diseases. The way endotoxins interact with the host cells is fundamental to understanding the mechanism of sepsis, and recent research on these aspects of endotoxins has served to illuminate previously undescribed functions of the innate immune system. This volume presents a description of endotoxins according to their genetic constitution, structure, function and mode of interaction with host cells.

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Geobiology: Microbial Mats in Sandy Deposits from the Archean Era to Today

Geobiology: Microbial Mats in Sandy Deposits from the Archean Era to Today
by: Nora Noffke

Book Details
* Hardcover: 194 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (July 4, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3642127711

Book Description
This book describes microbially induced sedimentary structures as new group in the Classification of Primary Sedimentary Structures. Those structures rise from the interaction of benthic microorganisms with physical sediment dynamics caused by waves and currents. We can observe the formation of those features today in modern coastal settings, where the structures are much more common than stromatolites. However, fossil structures occur since the earliest Archean, and are abundant throughout Earth history. The structures constitute a significant archive for the understanding of Earth’s earliest worlds, and are important biosignatures for the detection of life on other planets. This book is for sedimentologists, paleontologists, microbiologists, and geobiologists likewise.

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Viruses and Human Disease

Viruses and Human Disease, Second Edition
by: James H. Strauss, Ellen G. Strauss

Book Details
* Hardcover: 480 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (October 1, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0123737419

Book Description:
Completely revised and updated, the new edition of this groundbreaking text integrates basic virology with pathophysiological conditions to examine the connection between virology and human disease. Most virology textbooks focus on the molecular biology involved without adequate reference to physiology. This text focuses on viruses that infect humans, domestic animals and vertebrates and is based on extensive course notes from James Strauss' virology class at the California Institute of Technology taught for over 30 years. Expertly depicting in color the molecular structure and replication of each virus, it provides an excellent overview for students and professionals interested in viruses as agents of human disease.
* Includes over 30% new material - virtually all of the figures and tables have been redrawn to include the latest information and the text has been extensively rewritten to include the most up-to-date information
* Includes a new chapter on emerging and reemerging viral diseases such as avian flu, SARS, the spread of West Nile virus across America, and the continuing spread of Nipah virus in Southeast Asia.
* Further reading sections at the end of each chapter make it easy find key references
* World maps depicting the current distribution of existing and newly emerging viruses are also incorporated into the text
* A companion website features illustrations for use in class notes and presentations.

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Bacterial Plant Pathology: Cell and Molecular Aspects

Bacterial Plant Pathology: Cell and Molecular Aspects
David C. Sigee (Author)

Book Details
* Paperback: 340 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (March 17, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 052161967X

Book Description
Bringing together bacterial structure and function, taxonomy, environmental microbiology, induction and development of plant disease, molecular genetics and disease control, Dr Sigee unifies the field, at the same time as emphasising exciting developments in cell and molecular biology. The book is written in a clear and concise manner, illustrated with numerous tables, diagrams and photographs.

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Antibiotic Resistance Protocols: Second Edition

Antibiotic Resistance Protocols: Second Edition
by: Stephen H. Gillespie, Timothy D. McHugh

Book Details
* Hardcover: 236 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 2nd ed. edition (April 16, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 160327278X

Book Description
Since the publication of the popular first edition, genomic methods have become more accessible, allowing antibiotic researchers to probe not only the sequence of antibiotic resistance determinants but the mechanism whereby they are expressed and regulated. That, in concert with array technology and an understanding of the importance of biofilms, has greatly expanded antibiotic resistance knowledge. In order to reflect the growing field, Antibiotic Resistance Protocols, Second Edition fully updates and builds upon its first edition with contributions from leading researchers. Beginning with chapters on epidemiology and population genetics, the book continues with sections covering genomics and gene expressions, fitness mutation and physiology, and the detection of resistance. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and up-to-date, Antibiotic Resistance Protocols, Second Edition brings together examples of a diverse range of modern techniques applied in antibiotic research in order to best aid scientists in planning their own future research.

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Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi: Bioterrorism Prevention

Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi: Bioterrorism Prevention (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology)
by: Mariapia Viola Magni

Book Details
* Hardcover: 510 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (August 29, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 9048185424

Book Description
When somebody mentions terrorism attack the attention is immediately concentrated on military type attacks such as bombs, kamikazes or similar kinds and nobody thinks about the possible existence of more sophisticated means such as the use of toxic gas or agents which may be transmitted by contaminated food, water and air and may interest a large number of people. This book intends to put the attention on this problem and to demonstrate how easy it is in particular to contaminate food.
Four different sectors were analysed: bacteria, virus, parasites and pollutants and for each the possible agents and the facilities for creating diseases in many people through contaminated food are described. Also some species of common bacteria like Escherichia coli or Enterococci, present in many foods, may produce toxins, causing diarrhoea in a large number of persons as happened in China in 1991 when 224,000 persons were affected by contaminated ice cream. On the other hand parasites can also be transmitted by uncooked fish and reptile meat.
New diagnostic methods are also illustrated which in comparison to traditional methods permits quick analysis of many samples.

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Infection: Microbiology and Management

Infection: Microbiology and Management
Barbara Bannister (Author), Stephen H. Gillespie (Author), Jane Jones (Author)

Book Details
* Paperback: 560 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 3 edition (August 25, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405126655

Book Description
Infection: Microbiology and Management provides a core resource for the understanding of medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Content covers microbiological and clinical diagnosis, through to clinical management, epidemiology and the control of infectious conditions as they occur both in the hospital and community setting.
With a concise, systems-based approach, the third edition has been revised and restructured and now covers wider epidemiological and public concerns. Key feature boxes, self assessment and case studies assist learning in each chapter.
Designed to be used either as a basic learning text, or as a practical textbook in the clinical setting, Infection: Microbiology and Management, previously titled Infectious Disease, will continue to appeal to students at all stages of their career, candidates for higher examinations, the general physician and surgeon, epidemiologists and experts in public health.

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Chemokine Receptors and AIDS

Chemokine Receptors and AIDS (Infectious Disease and Therapy)
Obrien (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 272 pages
* Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (September 11, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0824706366

Book Description
National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD. Provides a comprehensive review of recent seminal work in the field. For the virologist, epidemiologist, or clinician.

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Handbook on Cyanobacteria: Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Applications

Handbook on Cyanobacteria: Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Applications (Bacteriology Research Developments)
by: Percy M. Gault, Harris J. Marler

Book Details
* Hardcover: 538 pages
* Publisher: Nova Science Publishers; 1 edition (September 25, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1607410923

Book Description
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria or cyanophyta, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. They are a significant component of the marine nitrogen cycle and an important primary producer in many areas of the ocean, but are also found in habitats other than the marine environment; in particular, cyanobacteria are known to occur in both freshwater and hypersaline inland lakes. They are found in almost every conceivable environment, from oceans to fresh water to bare rock to soil. Cyanobacteria are the only group of organisms that are able to reduce nitrogen and carbon in aerobic conditions, a fact that may be responsible for their evolutionary and ecological success. Certain cyanobacteria also produce cyanotoxins. This new book presents a broad variety of international research on this important organism.

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Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections (Chemotherapy)
Axel Dalhoff (Editor)

Book Details
* Paperback: 68 pages
* Publisher: S Karger Pub (April 1999)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 380556841X

Book Description
Bacterial resistance is not only a serious threat to human health but also a significant economic threat. The number of patients in whom resistance develops, and the number of patients who die from diseases due to a resistant pathogen directly translate into increased costs of health care, longer stays in hospital, and the need for more expensive treatment. This text addresses select topics of antibiotic resistance in S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, enterococci, and M. tuberculosis. In particular, the epidemiology of rhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifesistance is described. The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance illustrates that these are global problems; however, the problems differ from country to country or even from city to city and local problems need local solutions.

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Modeling and Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

Modeling and Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Zhien Ma (Author, Editor), Yicang Zhou (Editor), Jianhong Wu (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 350 pages
* Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; 1 edition (April 20, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 9814261254

Book Description
This book provides a systematic introduction to the fundamental methods and techniques and the frontiers of -- along with many new ideas and results on -- infectious disease modeling, parameter estimation and transmission dynamics. It provides complementary approaches, from deterministic to statistical to network modeling; and it seeks viewpoints of the same issues from different angles, from mathematical modeling to statistical analysis to computer simulations and finally to concrete applications

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Sample Preparation Handbook for Transmission Electron Microscopy: Techniques

Sample Preparation Handbook for Transmission Electron Microscopy: Techniques
Jeanne Ayache (Author), Luc Beaunier (Author), Jacqueline Boumendil (Author), Gabrielle Ehret (Author), Danièle Laub (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 338 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (June 1, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1441959742

Book Description
This two-volume Handbook is a comprehensive guide to sample preparation for the transmission electron microscope. Sample Preparation Handbook for Transmission Electron Microscopy: Volume 2: Techniques describes 14 different preparation techniques, including 22 detailed protocols for preparing thin slices for TEM analysis. Compatibility and pre-treatments are also discussed. Experimental conditions and guidelines, options and variations, advantages and constraints, technical hints from the authors’ years of experience, common artifacts, and theoretical issues are all considered. Particular attention is given to the type of material, conditioning, compatible analysis of a given preparation, and risks. This practical and authoritative reference companion deserves a place on the bench in every TEM lab.

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The Challenge of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms: Mechanisms of Virulence and Novel Medical Countermeasures

The Challenge of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms: Mechanisms of Virulence and Novel Medical Countermeasures
by: Baruch Velan, Avigdor Shafferman, Arie Ordentlich

Book Details
* Hardcover: 314 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (June 29, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 9048190533

Book Description
This book addresses the unique features of four microorganisms that constitute the top bioterror threat agents: Bacillus anthracis; Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis and Orthopoxviruses. Side-by-side updated information about their pathogenisis, virulence and epidemiology is provided in a single volume, allowing for evaluation of common features as well as common strategies for defense. Classical microbiological as well as genomic, proteomic & transcriptomic approaches towards development of strategies of novel prophylactic and post-exposure treatment and related aspects of diagnostics and bioforensics are covered. Written by top scientists, this book will be of major interest to all researchers interested in the intricate biology of highly pathogenic microorganisms, to scientists and clinicians interested in microbial pathogenesis and prevention, and to a wide range of professionals dealing with the various aspects of bio-defense.

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Diagnostic Criteria in Autoimmune Diseases

Diagnostic Criteria in Autoimmune Diseases
by: Yehuda Shoenfeld, Ricard Cervera, M. Eric Gershwin

Book Details
* Hardcover: 598 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (September 24, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1603274278

Book Description
According to the Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee (ADCC), between 14.7 and 23.5 million people in the USA – up to eight percent of the population are affected by autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases are a family of more than 100 chronic, and often disabling, illnesses that develop when underlying defects in the immune system lead the body to attack its own organs, tissues, and cells. In Handbook of Autoimmune Disease, the editors have gathered in a comprehensive handbook a critical review, by renowned experts, of more than 100 autoimmune diseases, divided into two main groups, namely systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. A contemporary overview of these conditions with special emphasis on diagnosis is presented. Each chapter contains the essential information required by attending physicians as well as bench scientists to understand the definition of a specific autoimmune disease, the diagnostic criteria, and the treatment.

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Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases: An Illustrated Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases: An Illustrated Guide to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition
Stephen Tyring (Editor), Angela Yen Moore (Editor), Omar Lupi (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 600 pages
* Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 2 edition (March 29, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1420073125

Book Description
Expertly distinguish viral diseases from other infectious or noninfectious diseases and choose the most effective treatment with this definitive Second Edition.
The only existing text to address issues of skin manifestations of viral disease, Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases explores the diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of viral diseases that infiltrate the skin and affiliated mucous membranes.
Readers will find new information on:
* the new controversial HPV vaccines
* the latest laboratory finding
* diseases previously known only in developing countrie
* ocular and oral manifestations of viral diseas
* manifestations of prion infection
* common diseases (all variations of human herpes, hepatitis, pox, etc.
* rare diseases (Crimean-Congo virus, Junin, Dengue fever, etc.)
Organized by specific disease, each chapter in this user-friendly text includes:
* a timeline of infection and pathogenesis of the diseas
* a brief taxonomy and history of the diseas
* tabular information to be used for quick reference by the physician
* color illustrations of epidermal and cellular manifestation
* methods of differential diagnosi
* disease incidence among gender and age groups by geographical regio
* specific antiviral and prophylaxis recommendations
* laboratory findings and lab tests used to confirm diagnosis and specific antiviral drugs and vaccines
* treatment/prophylaxis methods

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Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and the Newborn Infant

Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and the Newborn Infant
Jack S. Remington (Author), Jerome Klein (Author), Carol Baker (Author), Christopher Wilson (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 1328 pages
* Publisher: Saunders; 6 edition (September 2, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0721605370

Book Description
Written and edited by the leading authorities in the field, the revised 6th edition of this authoritative reference provides the most up to date and complete guidance on infectious diseases of the fetus and newborn. Together they provide definitive coverage of microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis of infections acquired in utero, during delivery, and in the early months of life in both premature and term infants. * Provides guidance on infections found in both developed and developing worlds. * Offers information on breastfeeding and infection transmission. * Discusses maternal infections when they are pertinent to the infant or developing fetus. * Features a consistent format and chapter organization that makes reference quick and easy. * Includes coverage of infections found in utero, during delivery, and in the neonatal period.

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Recent Advances in Phototrophic Prokaryotes

Recent Advances in Phototrophic Prokaryotes (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
Patrick C. Hallenbeck (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 359 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (June 1, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1441915273

Book Description
This volume is based on ISPP2009, and presents selected invited works, reviews and research articles, covering the spectrum of the diverse subject matter covered by this symposium series. Here the authors have greatly expanded on what was presented in Montreal to ensure complete coverage of each topic, covering the gamut from ecology, physiology, proteins and genomics, signal transduction, to applied aspects. Not only are these articles timely, presenting up-to-date published and unpublished results, but, since they are extensively referenced, should serve as valuable source material for some time to come.

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The Ecology of Mycobacteria: Impact on Animal's and Human's Health

The Ecology of Mycobacteria: Impact on Animal's and Human's Health
Jindrich Kazda (Author), Ivo Pavlik (Author), Joseph O. Falkinham III (Author), Karel Hruska (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 522 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 12, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1402094124

Book Description

The Ecology of Mycobacteria principally emphasizes the ecological characteristics of the environmental mycobacteria. It is now well understood that the incidence and prevalence of potentially pathogenic mycobacteria is increasing in humans and animals. Further, proof that mycobacteria are normal inhabitants of drinking water distribution systems and household water systems, indicates that humans and animals are surrounded by mycobacteria and thus at risk. It is anticipated that the emphasis on ecology and routes of infection will result in a text of widespread use for clinicians and for research scientists in medicine, academia, and industry. In addition to identifying habitats and thereby sources of mycobacteria infecting humans and animals, the text identifies those mycobacterial characteristics that determine its range of habitats. Additionally, the text comments critically on the available methods to identify those protocols with values in mycobacterial research. In that manner, although there are no chapters specifically devoted to methods, superior methods for mycobacteria will be identified.
A new text is needed for the mycobacteria because the prevalence of disease caused by the environmental potentially pathogenic mycobacteria is increasing. This increase is due to a number of factors. Host factors contribute to an increasing population of individuals more susceptible to mycobacterial infection. For example, the aging of the human population and the increasing frequency of immunosuppressed individuals as a result of infection (e.g. HIV), chemotherapy, and transplant-associated immunosuppression are all factors leading to increased susceptibility of infection with environment derived mycobacteria. Moreover, the role of mycobacteria as triggers in different autoimmune diseases is more and more evident. It is highly probable that peptidoglycans, lipoglycans, lipoproteins, heat shock proteins and some other structures from the mycobacterial cell wall, participate in different pathways of non-specific inflammatory reactions in humans, namely those with a specific genetic disposition. In such events mycobacteria in drinking water and food, even devitalized, have to be considered as a public health risk.
Second, human-engineered systems such as drinking water distribution systems are creating a habitat for the selection and proliferation of the potentially pathogenic mycobacteria. In as much as drinking water brings together overlapping habitats of both mycobacteria and humans and animals, a review of mycobacterial ecology is timely. The ecology of mycobacteria helps to understand the circulation of mycobacteria into the respective disciplines such as epidemiology, epizootology, immunology, environmental ecology, animal husbandry and environment conservation.

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Responsible Research with Biological Select Agents and Toxins

Responsible Research with Biological Select Agents and Toxins
Committee on Laboratory Security and Personnel Reliability Assurance Systems for Laboratories Conducting Research on Biological Select Agents and Toxins (Author), National Research Council (Author)

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* Paperback: 188 pages
* Publisher: National Academies Press; 1 edition (January 12, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 030914535X

Book Description
The effort to understand and combat infectious diseases has, during the centuries, produced many key advances in science and medicine--including the development of vaccines, drugs, and other treatments. A subset of this research is conducted with agents that, like anthrax, not only pose a severe threat to the health of humans, plants, and animals but can also be used for ill-intended purposes. Such agents have been listed by the government as biological select agents and toxins. The 2001 anthrax letter attacks prompted the creation of new regulations aimed at increasing security for research with dangerous pathogens. The outcome of the anthrax letter investigation has raised concern about whether these measures are adequate.
Responsible Research with Biological Select Agents and Toxins evaluates both the physical security of select agent laboratories and personnel reliability measures designed to ensure the trustworthiness of those with access to biological select agents and toxins. The book offers a set of guiding principles and recommended changes to minimize security risk and facilitate the productivity of research. The book recommends fostering a culture of trust and responsibility in the laboratory, engaging the community in oversight of the Select Agent Program, and enhancing the operation of the Select Agent Program.

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Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control

Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control
Bradford A. Hawkins (Editor), Howard V. Cornell (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 424 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 15, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521572835

Book Description
Biological control is the suppression of pest populations by using predators, parasitoids, and pathogens. Historically, biological control has largely been used on a trial-and-error basis, and has failed more often than it has succeeded. However, by developing theories based on fundamental population principles and the biological characteristics of the pest and agent, we can gain a much better understanding of when and how to use biological control. This volume gathers recent theoretical developments and provides a balanced guide to the important issues that need to be considered when applying ecological theory to biological control.

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Evolution of Infectious Disease

Evolution of Infectious Disease
Paul W. Ewald (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 320 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (January 6, 1994)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 019506058X

Book Description
Findings from the field of evolutionary biology are yielding dramatic insights for health scientists, especially those involved in the fight against infectious diseases. This book is the first in-depth presentation of these insights.

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Frontiers in Viral Hepatitis

Frontiers in Viral Hepatitis
R.F. Schinazi (Editor), J.-P. Sommadossi (Editor), C. Rice (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 598 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (December 26, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0444509860

Book Description
Frontiers in Viral Hepatitis provides a compilation of the research from over 40 key opinion leaders in the field of Hepatitis. The book focuses on the latest advances in the search for new, more effective therapeutic options and related topics in viral hepatitis. These include regulatory issues, epidemiology, and emerging viruses; immunology and vaccines; viral hepatitis B and C infections in children; genetics pathology and viral diagnosis; cell systems and animal models; novel therapeutics for hepatitis B and C; resistance and therapeutic strategies in humans; and prevention and treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma.
The breadth of information published in this volume provides insight into current prevention and treatment options. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular biology, immunology and pathogenesis of hepatitis viruses have accelerated at a remarkable rate, offering a more comprehensive perspective on hepatitis.

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Oral Microbiology at a Glance

Oral Microbiology at a Glance
by: Richard J. Lamont, Howard F. Jenkinson

Book Details
# Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
# Number Of Pages: 96
# Publication Date: 2010-03-22
# ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0813828929

Book Description
Oral Microbiology At A Glance is the new title in the highly popular at a Glance series. It provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear diagrams encapsulating essential information.
Systematically organized and succinctly delivered, Oral Microbiology At A Glance covers:
* Oral microbial origins of health or disease
* Various infections ranging from dental caries, periodontal and endodontic infections to oral mucosal, bone, and systemic infections
* Local and systemic extensions of oral infections
* Sterilization, disinfection, infection control methods, and bioterrorism
Oral Microbiology At A Glance is the ideal companion for students of microbiology, all students of dentistry, and early career clinicians. In addition the text will provide valuable insight for general dental practitioners wanting to update their knowledge of oral microbiology and immunology, as well as dental hygienists, therapists and technicians.

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Viral Transport in Plants

Viral Transport in Plants
by Elisabeth Waigmann and Manfred Heinlein

Book Details
* Hardcover: 188 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 11, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540698426

Book Description
Intercellular communication in plants plays pivotal roles in coordination and control of development and defence responses and involves the trafficking of RNA and protein macromolecules through cytoplasmic cell wall channels termed plasmodesmata. Viruses pirate this existing macromolecular transport pathway to spread infection and, therefore, represent important tools to investigate the cellular mechanisms that govern intercellular communication. The book provides a state of the art overview of the intricate functional virus:host relationships that allow a virus or viroid to move cell-to-cell and systemically through the plant, as well as from plant to plant, and, thus, to spread infection. The book also illustrates the mechanisms by which viruses overcome plant defence responses, such as RNA silencing. Arabidopsis is introduced as a plant host eminently suitable for genetic approaches to identify novel players in plant:virus interactions.

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Microbial Biofilms

Microbial Biofilms (Biotechnology Research)
by Hilary M. Lappin-Scott and J. William Costerton

Book Details
* Hardcover: 324 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 28, 1995)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 052145412

Book Description
Formation of microcolonies on surfaces is an important bacterial survival strategy. These so-called biofilms occur on both inert and living systems, making them important to a wide range of scientific disciplines. For instance, biofilms have important engineering implications, such as in mining industries, the corrosion of pipelines and pure and waste water industries. Biofilms have medical significance when associated with the mouth, urinary tract, and urinogenital tract. In addition, they form in plant root systems and in animals, such as in the ruminant digestive tract, and so are agriculturally important. This book is unique in that it is one of the first to cover the medical, industrial, and ecological aspects of this field. The first section provides an analysis of the chemical, ecological and physical processes involved with the development of biofilms and their interactions with surfaces. The next section deals with biofilms on non-living surfaces. The final section examines interactions with living surfaces.

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Bacteria and Viruses

Bacteria and Viruses
by Peggy Thomas

Book Details
* Hardcover: 112 pages
* Publisher: Lucent Books; 1 edition (May 21, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1590184386

Book Description
They are responsible for some of the deadliest diseases, yet they play a vital role in maintaining life on earth. In Bacteria and Viruses, learn about the scientists who found them, how we fight the harmful ones, and how beneficial microbes can be used to improve our lives.

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Infectious Diseases in Critical Care

Infectious Diseases in Critical Care, Second Edition
by: Jordi Rello, Martin H. Kollef, Emili Díaz, Alejandro Rodríguez

Book Details
* Hardcover: 616 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (April 19, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540344055

Book Description
Infections and their complications are a very important clinical area in the intensive care unit setting. Community-acquired infections and nosocomial infections both contribute to the high level of disease acquisition common among critically ill patients. The accurate diagnosis of nosocomial infections and the provision of appropriate therapies, including antimicrobial therapy effective against the identified agents of infection, have been shown to be important determinants of patient outcome.
Critical care practitioners are in a unique position in dealing with infectious diseases. They are often the initial providers of care to seriously ill patients with infections. Additionally, they have a responsibility to ensure that nosocomial infections are prevented and that antimicrobial resistance is minimized by prudently employing antibiotic agents. It is the editors' hope that this book will provide clinicians practicing in the intensive care unit with a reference to help guide their care of infected patients. To that end they have brought together a group of international authors to address important topics related to infectious diseases for the critical care practitioner.

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Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases
by: Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin, National Research Council

Book Details
* Paperback: 340 pages
* Publisher: National Academies Press (December 24, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0309137349

Book Description
H1N1 ("swine flu"), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given multiple factors: their often novel and unpredictable nature, their ability to emerge anywhere and spread rapidly around the globe, and their major economic toll on several disparate industries.
Infectious disease surveillance systems are used to detect this threat to human and animal health. By systematically collecting data on the occurrence of infectious diseases in humans and animals, investigators can track the spread of disease and provide an early warning to human and animal health officials, nationally and internationally, for follow-up and response. Unfortunately, and for many reasons, current disease surveillance has been ineffective or untimely in alerting officials to emerging zoonotic diseases.
Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases assesses some of the disease surveillance systems around the world, and recommends ways to improve early detection and response. The book presents solutions for improved coordination between human and animal health sectors, and among governments and international organizations.
Parties seeking to improve the detection and response to zoonotic diseases--including U.S. government and international health policy makers, researchers, epidemiologists, human health clinicians, and veterinarians--can use this book to help curtail the threat zoonotic diseases pose to economies, societies, and health.

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Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System

Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System: Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Vol. 96
by: Karen L. Roos, Allan R. Tunkel

Book Details
* Hardcover: 304 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier; 1 edition (March 3, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0444520155

Book Description
# A volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, which has an unparalleled reputation as the world's most comprehensive source of information in neurology.
# International list of contributors including the leading workers in the field.
# Describes the advances which have occurred in clinical neurology and the neurosciences, their impact on the understanding of neurological disorders and on patient care.

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Dictionary of the Fungi

Dictionary of the Fungi 10th ed.
by: Paul M Kirk, Paul F Cannon, J A Stalpers

Book Details
* Hardcover: 784 pages
* Publisher: CABI; Tenth edition (September 26, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0851998267

Book Description
This new edition, with more than 21,000 entries, provides the most complete listing available of generic names of fungi, their families and orders, their attributes and descriptive terms. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution, and key references are given. Diagnoses of families and details of orders and higher categories are included for all groups of fungi. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and concise accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature).

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Pathogenic Yeasts

Pathogenic Yeasts (The Yeast Handbook)
by: Ruth Ashbee, Elaine M. Bignell

Book Details
* Hardcover: 365 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (December 15, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3642031498

Book Description
Mycological studies of yeasts are entering a new phase, with the sequencing of multiple fungal genomes informing our understanding of their ability to cause disease and interact with the host. At the same time, the ongoing use of traditional methods in many clinical mycology laboratories continues to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This volume reviews various aspects of pathogenic yeasts and what is known about their molecular and cellular biology and virulence, in addition to looking at clinical and laboratory findings. As each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field, this book summarizes in one volume much of the latest research on several pathogenic yeasts, including Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia and yeasts of emerging importance. The importance of laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility testing, antifungal resistance and yeast diseases in animals are reviewed.

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Malassezia and the Skin: Science and Clincial Practice

Malassezia and the Skin: Science and Clincial Practice
by: Teun Boekhout, Eveline Guého-Kellermann, Peter Mayser, Aristea Velegraki

Book Details
* Hardcover: 250 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (May 13, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3642036155

Book Description
This book, written by a group of acknowledged experts, is the first comprehensive overview on the very unusual yeasts of the genus Malassezia. All relevant aspects of the genus and its 13 species are covered in detail within 11 chapters. The first chapter reviews the long and controversial history of the genus, while the second describes all mycological characteristics of the different species, including media and techniques adapted to their isolation, description, and maintenance. Subsequent chapters methodically address issues such as the effect of Malassezia yeasts on human and animal health, and the current therapeutic approaches for Malassezia-induced or -exacerbated diseases. The last chapter provides a summary of data to be presented on a website that will be regularly updated, thus incorporating latest findings. Microbiologists, mycologists, dermatologists, and veterinarians will find this book a useful and up-to-date source of information.

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Virus Culture: A Practical Approach

Virus Culture: A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series)
~ Alan J. Cann (Editor)

Book Details
* Paperback: 272 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (December 15, 1999)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0199637148

Book Description
Univ. of Leicester, UK. Describes the latest tried-and-tested methodology for virus culture. Step-by-step protocols and hints and tips for success are provided. Halftone illustrations are included throughout the text. For students and virologists in academic, industrial,and clinical research.

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Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme Inhibitors: Functional, Structural, and Disease Applications

Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme Inhibitors: Functional, Structural, and Disease Applications
~ Binghe Wang (Author), Claudiu T. Supuran (Editor), Jean-Yves Winum (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 1038 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 17, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470275006

Book Description
Brings together functional and structural informationrelevant to the design of drugs targeting zinc enzymes
The second most abundant transition element in living organisms, zinc spans all areas of metabolism, with zinc-containing proteins offering both established and potential drug targets. Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme Inhibitors brings together functional and structural information relevant to these zinc-containing targets. With up-to-date overviews of the latest developments field, this unique and comprehensive text enables readers to understand zinc enzymes and evaluate them in a drug design context.
With contributions from the leaders of today's research, Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme Inhibitors covers such key topics as:
* Major drug targets like carbonic anhydrases, matrix metalloproteinases, bacterial proteases, angiotensin-converting enzyme, histone deacetylase, and APOBEC3G
* Roles of recently discovered zinc-containing isozymes in cancer, obesity, epilepsy, pain management, malaria, and other conditions
* Cross reactivity of zinc-enzyme inhibitors and activators
* The extensive use of X-ray crystallography and QSAR studies for understanding zinc-containing proteins
* Clinical applications
An essential resource for the discovery and development of new drug molecules, Drug Design of Zinc-Enzyme Inhibitors gives researchers, professionals, students, and academics the foundation to understand and work with zinc enzyme inhibitors and activators.

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Tumor Necrosis Factor

Tumor Necrosis Factor
by: Toma P. Rossard

Book Details
* Hardcover: 246 pages
* Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc (October 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1607417081

Book Description
Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) is a member of a super family of proteins, each with 157 amino acids, which induce necrosis (death) of tumor cells and possess a wide range of proinflamTumor actions. Tumour necromulti functional multifunctional cytokine with effects on lipid metabolism, coagulation, insulin resistance, and the function of endothelial cells lining blood vessels. Blocking the action of TNF has been shown to be beneficial in reducing the inflammation in inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Inappropriate production of TNF or sustained acsignalingf TNF signalling has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide spectrum of human diseases that include cancer, osteoporosis, sepsis, diabetes, and auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Extensive research within the last two decades has shown that TNF can be a potential therapeutic agent in various diseases. This new important book gathers the latest research from around the globe in this field.

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Industrial Microbiology: An Introduction

Industrial Microbiology: An Introduction
by: Michael J. Waites, Neil L. Morgan, John S. Rockey, Gary Higton

Book Details
* Paperback: 304 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (December 5, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0632053070

Book Description
Of major economic, environmental and social importance, industrial microbiology involves the utilization of microorganisms in the production of a wide range of products, including enzymes, foods, beverages, chemical feedstocks, fuels and pharmaceuticals, and clean technologies employed for waste treatment and pollution control.
Aimed at undergraduates studying the applied aspects of biology, particularly those on biotechnology and microbiology courses and students of food science and biochemical engineering, this text provides a wide-ranging introduction to the field of industrial microbiology. The content is divided into three sections:
* key aspects of microbial physiology, exploring the versatility of microorganisms, their diverse metabolic activities and products
* industrial microorganisms and the technology required for large-scale cultivation and isolation of fermentation products
* investigation of a wide range of established and novel industrial fermentation processes and products
Written by experienced lecturers with industrial backgrounds, Industrial Microbiology provides the reader with groundwork in both the fundamental principles of microbial biology and the various traditional and novel applications of microorganisms to industrial processes, many of which have been made possible or enhanced by recent developments in genetic engineering technology.

* A wide-ranging introduction to the field of industrial microbiology
* Based on years of teaching experience by experienced lecturers with industrial backgrounds
* Explains the underlying microbiology as well as the industrial application.

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Fundamental Molecular Biology

Fundamental Molecular Biology
~ Lizabeth A. Allison (Author)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 752 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 22, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405103795

Book Description
Fundamental Molecular Biology is pleasingly up to date in this rapidly advancing field, and its combination of history, relevance and technical detail makes it an attractive book for lecturers and their students.

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Pathogens and Toxins in Food: Challenges and Interventions

Pathogens and Toxins in Food: Challenges and Interventions
by: Vijay K. Juneja, John N. Sofos

Book Details
* Hardcover: 512 pages
* Publisher: ASM; 1 edition (October 31, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 155581459X

Book Description
"Pathogens and Toxins in Foods: Challenges and Interventions" offers a farm-to-table approach to food safety that enables readers to control microbial pathogens and toxic agents at all stages of the food supply chain. The book begins with chapters that help readers understand the characteristics of specific pathogens and toxins, the illnesses they cause, and the factors such as food processing operations that affect their survival and growth in food products. Further, the chapters in the book explore the most recent advances in biological, chemical, and physical interventions to control food-borne hazards during preharvest, harvest, food processing, and in retail ready-to-eat foods and food service operations. Also included are chapters that discuss the latest methods to rapidly detect food-borne pathogens as well as the implementation of comprehensive food safety management systems. Each chapter has been written by one or more leading experts in the field of food safety. Their advice is based on a thorough investigation of the literature as well as their own first-hand experience. In short, by drawing from hundreds of sources, this book offers food safety professionals a unique, single reference containing the latest understanding of food-borne hazards as well as the latest methods to detect and control their incidence. This title investigates the microbial pathogens and toxic agents that threaten the global food supply. It covers all stages of the food supply chain from farm to table. It presents tested and proven intervention strategies to control food-borne hazards. It offers sound advice based on an analysis of the latest findings from the scientific literature. It sets the foundation for new approaches to control food-borne hazards and decrease the incidence of food-borne illnesses.

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Rapid Microbiological Methods for Foods, Beverages and Pharmaceuticals

Rapid Microbiological Methods for Foods, Beverages and Pharmaceuticals
~ C. J. Stannard (Editor), S. B. Petitt (Editor), F. A. Skinner (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 320 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 15, 1991)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0632026294

Book Description
This book considers the rapid microbiological techniques that are now increasingly used in industry as alternatives to more conventional methods. Although many of the pioneering studies in this field have taken place in clinical laboratories, the materials listed and organisms sought for foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals are much more varied. In this volume, leading experts from research and industry review the wide variety of approaches that are needed in an industrial setting. The methods described include electrometric techniques, ATP assay, and immunological methods for a wide range of organisms from salmonellas to viruses, each chapter drawing on the authors direct experience in industry to give a highly practical guide. The book should prove invaluable to those in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, or in research and training, who require an up-to-date survey of the use of rapid microbiological methods.

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Principles of Microbiological Troubleshooting in the Industrial Food Processing Environment

Principles of Microbiological Troubleshooting in the Industrial Food Processing Environment
by Jeffrey L. Kornacki and Michael P. Doyle

Book Details
* Hardcover: 140 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (May 12, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1441955178

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Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections
~ Tom Bergan (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 142 pages
* Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland); 1 edition (June 1997)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3805564406

Book Description
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections in humans. Their frequency varies with age, gender and socioeconomic background. Authored by scientists especially selected for their expertise in the field, this book reviews the latest research data and presents current concepts of the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of UTIs. Modern methods of diagnosis and new antibacterial agents are evaluated, and recommendations for the choice of antimicrobial and the duration of treatment in different conditions are provided. Besides acute cystitis and pyelonephritis, special attention is given to complicated UTIs, such as infections in renal transplant patients, patients infected with HIV or patients on anticancer drugs and glucocorticosteroid therapy. Finally, areas are identified in which well designed clinical studies and more basic research could lead to cost-effective improvements in the management of UTIs. This book represents the latest international consensus on treatment and aetiology of UTIs. As such, it should assist clinicians and health care professionals in curing the patients, and should also be appreciated by basic and clinical researchers in urology, nephrology, microbiology and diabetes.

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Diagnostic Pathology of Infectious Disease

Diagnostic Pathology of Infectious Disease: Expert Consult: Online and Print
By Richard L. Kradin MD

Book Details
* Publisher: Saunders
* Number Of Pages: 660
* Publication Date: 2010-02-02
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1416034293
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781416034292

Book Description:
Diagnostic Pathology of Infectious Disease presents a comprehensive, organ-based approach to the effective and accurate diagnosis of infectious diseases. Dr. Richard L. Kradin covers the latest information on H1N1, as well as the use of immunohistochemical stains, PCR, Immunoperoxidase, and other molecular techniques for a current representation of the field. High-quality, full-color illustrations and differential diagnosis tables accompany each lesion so you can quickly identify and diagnose whatever you see. Online and print, this reference is an invaluable tool for the accurate diagnosis of any infectious disease-from the common to the most challenging.

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Drug-Resistant Superbugs

Drug-Resistant Superbugs (Health Alert)
By Lorrie Klosterman

Book Details
* Publisher: Benchmark Books (NY)
* Number Of Pages: 63
* Publication Date: 2009-09
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0761439811

Book Description:
This highly readable and extremely helpful series provides young readers with all they need to know about a variety of medical conditions.

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Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice

Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice
~ Robert R. Rich MD (Editor), Thomas A. Fleisher MD (Editor), William T. Shearer MD PhD (Editor), Harry W. Schroeder II MD PhD (Editor), Anthony J. Frew MD FRCP (Editor), Cornelia M. Weyand MD Phd (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 1616 pages
* Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (April 15, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0323044042

Book Description:
Written and edited by international leaders in the field, this book has, through two best-selling editions, been the place to turn for authoritative answers to your toughest challenges in clinical immunology. Now in full color and one single volume, the 3rd Edition brings you the very latest immunology knowledge - so you can offer your patients the best possible care. The user-friendly book and the fully searchable companion web site give you two ways to find the answers you need quickly...and regular online updates keep you absolutely current.
* Leading international experts equip you with peerless advice and global best practices to enhance your diagnosis and management of a full range of immunologic problems.
* A highly clinical focus and an extremely practical organization expedite access to the answers you need in your daily practice.
* Cutting-edge coverage of the human genome project, immune-modifier drugs, and many other vital updates keeps you at the forefront of your field.
* A new organization places scientific and clinical material side by side, to simplify your research and highlight the clinical relevance of the topics covered.
* A multimedia format allows you to find information conveniently, both inside the exceptionally user-friendly book and at the fully searchable companion web site.
* Regular updates online ensure that you'll always have the latest knowledge at your fingertips.
* Includes many new and improved illustrations and four color design.
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Lennette's Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections

Lennette's Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections, Fourth Edition (Infectious Disease and Therapy)
By Keith Jerome

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* Publisher: Informa Healthcare
* Number Of Pages: 584
* Publication Date: 2010-03-26
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 142008495X

Book Description
Written from the perspective of the diagnostician, this significantly expanded Third Edition explores all human viral diseases and the use of molecular techniques to detect and manage these diseases. This case-based and example-driven text provides extensive information on molecular detection of viruses and the design and validation of molecular assays.

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The PCR Revolution: Basic Technologies and Applications

The PCR Revolution: Basic Technologies and Applications
by: Stephen A. Bustin PhD

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* Hardcover: 344 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 16, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 052188231

Book Description
The invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 and remains one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century. More than 50,000 researchers in the United States use PCR replication technology, and yet a book has not been published on the subject in more than ten years. In this book, Dr. Stephen A. Bustin, a world-renowned PCR expert, examines in detail the latest innovations and the overall impact of PCR on many areas of molecular research. The book contains personal reflections, opinions, and comments by leading authorities on the many applications of the PCR and how this technology has revolutionized their respective areas of interest. This book conveys the ways in which PCR has overcome many obstacles in life science and clinical research and also charts the PCR's development from time-consuming, low throughput, non-quantitative procedure to today's rapid, high throughput, quantitative super method.

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Autoimmune Neurological Disease

Autoimmune Neurological Disease
~ Michael P. Pender

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* Hardcover: 377 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 15, 1995)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521461138

Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the immunological aspects of autoimmune neurological disease. These diseases include common conditions such as multiple sclerosis, the Guillain-Barre syndrome, and myasthenia gravis. The book begins with chapters on antigen recognition and self-nonself recognition, and neuroimmunology, followed by chapters on specific diseases. For each disease, the authors cover clinical features, genetics, neuropathology, pathophysiology, immunology, and therapy. Each chapter summarizes key points and suggests directions for future research. The authors cover animal models of autoimmune neurological disease in detail because of their importance in understanding the human diseases.

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Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Disease: Neonatology Questions and Controversies

Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Disease: Neonatology Questions and Controversies
~ Robin Ohls MD (Author), Mervin C. Yoder MD (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 312 pages
* Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (March 11, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416031588

Book Description
This exciting new reference brings you information about the most controversial hematology, immunology, and infectious disease challenges you face in your practice. The book confidently tackles these subjects and gives seasoned advice on the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies using evidence-based medicine wherever possible. It gives you the latest information you need to keep pace with the fast-paced, dynamic environment of neonatology.
* Addresses controversial topics head on, so you can decide how to handle these difficult practice issues.
* Serves as the bridge between the latest cutting-edge research and its application to clinical practice.
* Assembles a world-class group of neonatologists, representing the true leaders of the specialty, to ensure the most authoritative content available.

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Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology

Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Second Edition
~ Moselio Schaechter (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 300 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (September 2, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0123749808

Book Description
A single-volume comprehensive guide to microbiology for the advanced reader bridging the gap between introductory texts and specialize reviews.

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Bacterial Population Genetics in Infectious Disease

Bacterial Population Genetics in Infectious Disease
~ D. Ashley Robinson (Editor), Edward J Feil (Editor), Daniel Falush (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 428 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (April 12, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470424745

Book Description
This book is a unique synthesis of the major concepts and methods in bacterial population genetics in infectious disease, a field that is now about 35 yrs old. Emphasis is given to explaining population-level processes that shape genetic variation in bacterial populations and statistical methods of analysis of bacterial genetic data.
* A "how to" of bacterial population genetics, which covers an extremely large range of organisms
* Expanding area of science due to high-throughput genome sequencing of bacterial pathogens
* Covers both fundamental approaches to analyzing bacterial population structures with conceptual background in bacterial population biology
* Detailed treatment of statistical methods

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Antimicrobial Resistance: Beyond the Breakpoint

Antimicrobial Resistance: Beyond the Breakpoint (Issues in Infectious Diseases)
~ J. Todd Weber (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 174 pages
* Publisher: S Karger Pub; 1 edition (April 30, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3805593236

Book Description
Preventing, controlling and treating drug-resistant infections is one of the major challenges in modern medicine. "Antimicrobial Resistance" goes beyond simple definitions and microbiological data to fully explore this rapidly changing area, describing evidence for effective interventions, costs, treatment strategies and directions for future research. Each chapter provides essential background and examines the evidence for an important aspect of prevention and control, treatment strategy or policy decision. Prevention and control strategies are analyzed for inappropriate antimicrobial use, fluoroquinolone-resistant organisms, health-care associated infections and parasitic diseases. Furthermore, treatment strategies for changing resistance patterns are explored for community-acquired pneumonia during an influenza pandemic and infections with community-associated MRSA, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms and fungi. Data for policy making are presented in articles that detail the costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in healthcare settings and the threat of resistance with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy for large populations in the developing world. These reviews show where interventions, surveillance and research will be most useful in the future. "Antimicrobial Resistance" is an invaluable contribution for infectious disease physicians and public health officials who are interested in the prevention of antimicrobial-resistant infections.

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Paratuberculosis

Paratuberculosis
~ Marcel A Behr (Author), Desmond M Collins (Author)

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* Hardcover: 392 pages
* Publisher: CABI; First edition (January 29, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1845936132

Book Description
Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne's disease, affects cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the dairy industry. Recent advances in detection, vaccination and microbial genetics make this a timely book that examines the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, the organism that causes the disease, and practical aspects of its diagnosis and control. It also addresses the link between paratuberculosis in the food chain and human health implications, including Crohn's disease. This authoritative text is an essential resource for large animal veterinarians, livestock industry personnel and those involved in the dairy and meat industries, as well as microbiologists, researchers and students in these fields.

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Epidemiologic Methods for the Study of Infectious Diseases

Epidemiologic Methods for the Study of Infectious Diseases
~ James C. Thomas (Editor), David J. Weber (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 496 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (March 22, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0195121120

Book Description
Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Reference, for students and researchers. Discusses what needs to be considered when enrolling participants in studies of sexually transmitted diseases, what the common sources of measurement error in population-based studies of respiratory infections are, and the sources of data for epidemiologic studies of infectious diseases.

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The Patient as Victim and Vector: Ethics and Infectious Disease

The Patient as Victim and Vector: Ethics and Infectious Disease
~ Margaret P Battin (Author), Leslie P Francis (Author), Jay A Jacobson (Author), Charles B Smith (Author)

Book Details
* Paperback: 576 pages
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (October 31, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 019533583X

Book Description
Bioethics emerged at a time when infectious diseases were not a major concern. Thus bioethics never had to develop a normative framework sensitive to situations of disease transmission. The Patient as Victim and Vector explores how traditional and new issues in clinical medicine, research, public health, and health policy might look different in infectious disease were treated as central. The authors argue that both practice and policy must recognize that a patient with a communicable infectious disease is not only a victim of that disease, but also a potential vector- someone who may transmit an illness that will sicken or kill others. Bioethics has failed to see one part of this duality, they document, and public health the other: that the patient is both victim and vector at one and the same time.
The Patient as Victim and Vector is jointly written by four authors at the University of Utah with expertise in bioethics, health law, and both clinical practice and public health policy concerning infectious disease. Part I shows how the patient-centered ethic that was developed by bioethics- especially the concept of autonomy- needs to change in the context of public health, and Part II develops a normative theory for doing so. Part III examines traditional and new issues involving infectious disease: the ethics of quarantine and isolation, research, disease screening, rapid testing, antibiotic use, and immunization, in contexts like multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, syphilis, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and HPV. Part IV, beginning with a controversial thought experiment, considers constraint in the control of infectious disease, include pandemics, and Part V 'thinks big' about the global scope of infectious disease and efforts to prevent, treat, or eradicate it.
This volume should have a major impact in the fields of bioethics and public health ethics. It will also interest philosophers, lawyers, health law experts, physicians, and policy makers, as well as those concerned with global health.

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Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective

Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective
~ Christine Dorresteyn Stevens

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* Paperback: 454 pages
* Publisher: F A Davis Co; 3 edition (August 6, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 080361814X

Book Description
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. Introduction to clinical immunology, for second & fourthyear level clinical laboratory science students. Combines essential theoretical principles with commonly used serological techniques. Chapters include objectives, outlines, and glossary.

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Cowan and Steel's Manual for the Identification of Medical Bacteria

Cowan and Steel's Manual for the Identification of Medical Bacteria by Barrow G. I. and Feltham R. K. A.

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* Paperback: 352 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (April 1, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521543282

Book Description
This practical manual to the diagnostic characteristics of the bacteria likely to be encountered in public health laboratories and medical and veterinary practice has been extensively revised. It is suitable for all bacteriological laboratories using traditional diagnostic methods. This edition contains up-to-date contributions and key references by experts. Included are new sections on rapid and mechanized test methods, and on the laboratory applications of computer theory and practice to the identification of bacteria. The importance of laboratory control and proficiency procedures are emphasized. The Appendices give details of the laboratory methods and media for all the recommended diagnostic tests, and provide abstracts of the official guidelines for bacterial nomenclature and names.

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Practical Healthcare Epidemiology

Practical Healthcare Epidemiology: Third Edition
~ Ebbing Lautenbach (Editor), Keith F. Woeltje (Editor), Preeti N. Malani (Editor)

Book Details
* Hardcover: 484 pages
* Publisher: University of Chicago Press Journals; 3 edition (April 15, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0226471020

Book Description
In recent years, issues of infection control, patient safety, and quality of care have become increasingly prominent in healthcare facilities. Practical Healthcare Epidemiology takes a practical, hands-on approach to these issues, addressing all aspects of infection surveillance, prevention, and infection control in clear, straightforward terms. This fully revised third edition brings together the expertise of more than fifty leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection, who provide clear, sound guidance on infection control for the full range of patients in all types of healthcare facilities, including those in settings with limited resources. It will be a powerful resource for practitioners in any branch of medicine or public health who are involved in infection control, whether they are experienced in healthcare epidemiology or new to the field.

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APIC Text of Infection Control And Epidemiology

Apic Text of Infection Control And Epidemiology
~ Apic (Author)

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* Paperback
* Publisher: Association for Professionals in Infection (January 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1933013001

Book Description
The APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology is an infection control professional’s best tool for lifelong learning. The APIC Text is a dynamic document, under constant review and revision to ensure that it contains the most up-todate practice standards for professionals across the spectrum of healthcare settings.

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Aspergillosis: from diagnosis to prevention

Aspergillosis: from diagnosis to prevention
By Alessandro Comarú Pasqualotto

Product Details
* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 1027
* Publication Date: 2009-12-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9048124077
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789048124077

Book Description:
Aspergillosis is an infection or allergic response caused by the fungus Aspergillus. Aspergillus conidia are widely dispersed in the environment and can easily reach human lungs and/or paranasal sinuses: most people inhale Aspergillosis spores every day!
The label Aspergillosis is used for several diverse clinical conditions. For instance, invasive Aspergillosis typically affects severely immunocompromised patients such as those with prolonged neutropenia or receiving therapy with steroids. On the other hand, allergic forms of Aspergillosis cause exuberant clinical syndromes that mostly affect patients with asthma and cystic fibrosis. Slowly destructive lung diseases may also occur in the apparently immunocompentent host, especially in the context of previous damage to the lung architecture. These are difficult-to-diagnose infections, and diagnostic tests perform differently depending on the specific scenario.
This book summarizes the current knowledge about Aspergillosis, covering:
Epidemiology Pathogenesis Clinical manifestations Diagnosis Treatment Prevention
Written by internationally respected authors, the information presented in this book adds for a better understanding of Aspergillosis by providing a comprehensive and clear overview of all aspects associated with this complex disease.

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