Manual of molecular and clinical laboratory immunology / edited by Barbara Detrick, John L. Schmitz, and Robert G. Hamilton

Includes bibliographical references and index

General methods -- Immunoglobulin methods -- Complement -- Flow cytometry -- Functional cellular assays -- Cytokines and chemokines -- Immunohistology and immunopathology -- Infectious diseases caused by bacteria, mycoplasmas, chlamydiae, and rickettsiae -- Mycotic and parasitic diseases -- Viral diseases -- Immunodeficiency diseases -- Allergic diseases -- Systemic autoimmune diseases -- Organ-localized autoimmune diseases -- Cancer -- Transplantation immunology -- Laboratory management

"The authoritative guide for clinical laboratory immunology. For over 40 years the Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology has served as the premier guide for the clinical immunology laboratory. Led by Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Detrick, the Manual has reflected the exponential growth in the field of immunology over the past decades from basic serology testing to the present wide range of molecular analyses. This eighth edition reflects the latest advances and developments in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with infectious and immune-mediated disorders. The Manual features detailed descriptions of general and specific methodologies, placing special focus on the interpretation of laboratory findings, and covers the immunology of infectious diseases, including specific pathogens, as well as the full range of autoimmune and immunodeficiency diseases, cancer, and transplantation. Written to guide the laboratory director, the Manual will also appeal to other laboratory scientists, especially those working in clinical immunology laboratories, and pathologists. It is also a useful reference for physicians, mid-level providers, medical students, and allied health students with an interest in the role that immunology plays in the clinical laboratory." -- Publisher's description