Contemporary clinical immunology and serology /

Rittenhouse-Olson, Kate

Contemporary clinical immunology and serology / Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, Ernesto De Nardin. - First Edition - xv, 440 pages : illustration (chiefly colored) ; 29 cm. - Pearson clinical laboratory science series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1. The System and Components: Introduction to immunology -- Antibody -- Antigens, epitopes, and immunogenicity -- Cellular immunity -- Complement -- Part 2. The Assays: Agglutination and precipitation reactions: the unlabeled immunoassays -- Labeled immunoassays -- Serology laboratory math -- Part 3. Serology of Noninfectious Clinical Disorders: Hypersensitivity reactions -- Systemic autoimmunity -- Organ and tissue specific autoimmunity -- Tumor immunology -- Immunoproliferative diseases -- Immunology of transplantation -- Primary immunodeficiency diseases -- Part 4. Serology of Infectious Clinical Disorders: Acquired immunodeficiency -- Hepatitis -- Herpesviridae family and other serologically diagnosed viruses -- Bacterial serology -- Fungi and parasites -- Part 5. Additional Information Related to Clinical Laboratory Immunology: Forensic serology -- Basic laboratory safety -- Molecular biology techniques

School of Medical Technology

9780135104248 (alk. paper)


Clinical immunology--Textbooks.
Clinical Laboratory Techniques.
Immune System Diseases.
Immune System Phenomena.
Serologic Tests.
Serology--Textbooks.

RC 582 .R587 2013