Staphylococcus Aureus Infection and Disease

• Hardcover | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• Staphylococcus aureus is now acknowledged as being the most important bacterial pathogen of humans. It usually produces localized disease but can be r... Lees meer

Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Immunity

• Hardcover | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis | nr. 15
• The discovery and concept that Helicobacter pylori is associated with gastric disease including gastric cancer which is one of the most common and fre... Lees meer

Rapid Detection of Infectious Agents

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• Busy clinicians and health practitioners recognize the importance of speedy detection of pathogens to impede the further spread of infection, and to e... Lees meer

Drug Policy and Human Nature

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• The formation of drug policy is a complex phenomena influenced by a multi- tude of sources. Among others, these influences include historical factors,... Lees meer

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

• Paperback | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• Tuberculosis once again occupies a special position in the areas of infec- tious diseases and microbiology. This disease has been important to mankind... Lees meer

Coxsackieviruses

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• It is now just 40 years since coxsackieviruses were first isolated by Dalldorf and Sickles in the "eponymous" town of Coxsackie, New York. Yet the ove... Lees meer

Rickettsial Infection and Immunity

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• As a group, rickettsiae, and related bacteria, contain a number of human pathogens that have recently named as causes of `emerging diseases'. This uni... Lees meer

Legionella Pneumophila: Pathogenesis and Immunity

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• Legionella pneumophila is an emerging human pathogen that resides in natural environments as a parasite. It has been used as a probe for macrophage ce... Lees meer

Chlamydia Pneumoniae

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• Chlamydia pneumoniae is a bacteria that is most commonly known for causing colds and pneumonia. However, researchers have recently found a link betwee... Lees meer

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Mauro Bendinelli

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• Tuberculosis once again occupies a special position in the areas of infec- tious diseases and microbiology. This disease has been important to mankind... Lees meer

Pulmonary Infections and Immunity

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• Presenting the basic concepts and clinical implications of respiratory infection, with special emphasis on the role of the immune system, the field's ... Lees meer

Human Retroviral Infections

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• The discovery of the human T cell leukemia virus type I in the late 1970s heralded a new era in retrovirology. For the first time, it was demonstrated... Lees meer

Fungal Infections and Immune Responses

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• Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon- siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, includi... Lees meer

Acinetobacter

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• There is currently increasing interest concerning the biology and disease caused by Acinetobacter species. Such interest, however, developed relativel... Lees meer

Creatures of the Dark

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• The papers in this volume are representative of those presented at a conference entitled "Creatures of the Dark: The Nocturnal Prosimians," held at Du... Lees meer

Human Retroviral Infections

• Paperback | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• The discovery of the human T cell leukemia virus type I in the late 1970s heralded a new era in retrovirology. For the first time, it was demonstrated... Lees meer

Legionella Pneumophila: Pathogenesis and Immunity

• Paperback | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• Legionella pneumophila is an emerging human pathogen that resides in natural environments as a parasite. It has been used as a probe for macrophage ce... Lees meer

Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse

• Paperback | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• The use of recreational drugs of abuse by large numbers of individuals in this country and abroad has aroused serious concerns about the consequences ... Lees meer

Neuropathogenic Viruses and Immunity

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• There has been a tremendous increase in interest in the neuropathogenicity of viruses during the past decade as we have come to recognize that the hum... Lees meer

Rickettsial Infection and Immunity

• Hardcover | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• As a group, rickettsiae, and related bacteria, contain a number of human pathogens that have recently named as causes of `emerging diseases'. This uni... Lees meer

Opportunistic Intracellular Bacteria and Immunity

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• Opportunistic, intracellular bacterial infections are at the forefront of research because of the challenges they present to immunocompromised patient... Lees meer

Fungal Infections and Immune Responses

• Hardcover | Engels | Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon- siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, includi... Lees meer

In Vivo Models of HIV Disease and Control

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• An AIDS vaccine is still elusive and HIV treatment continues to develop multidrug resistance at alarming rates. Because of the similarities between HI... Lees meer

Herpesviruses and Immunity

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• Although virology and immunology are now considered separate disciplines, history shows that these areas ofinvestigation always overlapped and one can... Lees meer