Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 1Includes information on infection detection and prevention and control, diagnostic technologies, bacteriology, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic agents and susceptibility test methods, virology, mycology, and parasitology. |
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However , antigens may be present but undetectable by current methods ; an
example is HCV antigen , which until recently was thought not to be present in
blood ( 4 ) . These viral antigens can often be detected prior to seroconversion ...
However , antigens may be present but undetectable by current methods ; an
example is HCV antigen , which until recently was thought not to be present in
blood ( 4 ) . These viral antigens can often be detected prior to seroconversion ...
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Shown are specific antigens that are used to confirm infection and those that can
differentiate HTLV - 1 from HTLV - 2 . ... The most popular rapid antigen detection
methods are agglutination assays for Streptococcus pneumoniae , group A and ...
Shown are specific antigens that are used to confirm infection and those that can
differentiate HTLV - 1 from HTLV - 2 . ... The most popular rapid antigen detection
methods are agglutination assays for Streptococcus pneumoniae , group A and ...
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antigens , the increased specificity often results in decreased sensitivity ( 31 , 41 ,
64 ) . ... The antigens tested in serological assays include the 38 - kDa antigen (
31 , 41 , 64 , 169 ) , lipoarabinomannan ( 112 ) , antigen 60 ( 36 ) , the antigen ...
antigens , the increased specificity often results in decreased sensitivity ( 31 , 41 ,
64 ) . ... The antigens tested in serological assays include the 38 - kDa antigen (
31 , 41 , 64 , 169 ) , lipoarabinomannan ( 112 ) , antigen 60 ( 36 ) , the antigen ...
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Contents
GENERAL ISSUES | 3 |
Human Herpesviruses 6 | 6 |
Contributors xv THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 9 |
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| Title | Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Volume 1 Manual of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, ISBN 1555812554, 9781555812553 |
| Editors | Patrick R. Murray, Ellen Jo Baron |
| Contributor | American Society for Microbiology |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | ASM Press, 2003 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 1555812554, 9781555812553 |
| Length | 2113 pages |
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