221 Pages
by
CRC Press
221 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Legionellosis is a text in two volumes that presents the modern viewpoint of the agent and the disease. It also chronicles the history of the discovery of Legionella pneumophila. Volume 1 discusses current aspects of the microbe including taxonomy, morphology, biochemistry, and physiology. It also discusses the illness including clinical features, pathology, and therapy. Volume II details the... Read more
Part 1: Laboratory Diagnosis of Legionellosis 1. Diagnosis: Culture 2. Diagnosis: Serology 3. Diagnosis: Direct Fluorescent antibody test 4. Diagnosis: New concepts Part 2: Epidemiology of Legionellosis 5. Legionellosis: Epidemiology 6. Ecological Niche of Legionella Pneumophila Part 3: Pathobiology of Legionellosis 7. Animal models of Legionellosis 8. Tissue Culture Systems 9. Host Resistance to Legionella Pneumophila: Interactions of L. Pneumophila 10. Immunity to Legionella Part 4: The New Microbe: Commentary 11. The discovery of Hepatitis B Virus: One Prototype for Discovery of New Microbes 12. Microbial Parallels to the Pathogenesis of Legionnaries Disease
Biography
Shelia Moriber Katz
