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Libros en Microbiología y Virología

  • Opportunistic Protozoa in Humans

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 40
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    Due to the advent of AIDS, there is currently great interest in opportunistic infections in people with compromised immune systems. This special volume of Advances in Parasitology provides a detailed account ofthe pathogens associated with human enteric diseases, Cryptosporidium parvum, Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Cyclospora cayetanensis. This volume is essential for all parasitologists working on opportunistic protozoa.

  • Microbiology

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    • Volumen 9A
    • Edward Bittar
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    There is a need in small group teaching for a readable module that provides a balanced treatment of the four main areas of medical microbiology-bacteri... mycology, virology and parasistology. It need not be encyclopedic in scope nor didactic, but it should emphasise principles and concepts. Any existing gaps in this type of presentation are, of course, left for the student to fill.Some subject material has been excluded. An example is a chapter on laboratory procedures including PCR for rapid bacterial and viral diagnosis. The discussion of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases does not cover goncoccal infections. This is not a serious matter because the tutor can assign the topic to the students. Moreover, we have reluctantly omitted a separate chapter on anaerobic bacteria. The subject of nosocomial pathogens is touched upon but not in sufficient detail (e.g., control). These bacteria (e.g., S. aureus, E. coli and pseudomonas) are found in hospitals and are resistant to disinfectants and antibiotics. A new but serious problem is the emergence of resistance to antiviral agents.Without question, molecular biology owes more to the study of viruses than bacteria. The fact remains, however, that effective therapy against most viral diseases is not yet available. Perhaps one of the most dramatic examples of this situation is the fight against the AIDS virus and the search for a vaccine. The public health challenge of AIDS remains formidable in spite of the recent encouraging results obtained with protease inhibitor therapy. At the moment at least six receptors for HIV are known to be present in human cells. One of them is the CCR5 receptor in the absence of which cells fail to get infected with the virus. Drugs that can interrupt CCR5 binding sites on the virus envelope are being vigorously sought. Thus, Volume 9B gives a large place to HIV disease.The last group of chapters highlight several features of microbiology which are also of clinical importance and heuristic value. The chapter on fever of unknown origin provides fertile soil for problem based learning.

  • Emerging Infections

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    • Volumen 1
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    Emerging Infections is the first volume of the new Biomedical Research Reports Series, which will provide annual updates on hot topics of interest to a broad spectrum of the biomedical research community. This book provides state-of-the-art reviews of new and reemerging bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, their life cycles, host defense evasion strategies, and clinical features. It includes the history of infectious disease outbreaks, population and evolutionary biology of human pathogens, and current epidemiological models that describe how ecological and demographic changes produce new epidemics.

  • Advances in Immunology

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 66
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  • Advances in Immunology

    Cumulative Subject Index, Volumes 37-65
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    • Volumen 67
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  • Cumulative Subject Index

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    • Volumen 49
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    This volume gives the index of Volumes 25-47 as a handy reference to the contents. The series is aimed at virologists, microbiologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, pathologists, and plant researchers.

  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

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    • Volumen 45
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    This text provides information on advances in microbiology, covering such topics as: the role of norsolorinic acid in aflatoxin research; flavour compounds in cheese; the role of micro-organisms in soy sauce production; and gene transfer among bacteria in natural environments.

  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

    Cumulative Subject Index, Volumes 22-42
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    • Volumen 46
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    A cumulative subject index to volumes 22 through 24 of Advances in Applied Microbiology.

  • Advances in Applied Microbiology

    • 1 Edición
    • Volumen 44
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    Praise for the Series"No laboratory scientist, field worker or technical administrator can afford to pass it up."--ASM News"The topics are well supported by an extensive bibliography and provide a rich source of current information."--Bioph...

  • Advances in Virus Research

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    • Volumen 48
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    Praise for the Series"This serial...is well known to virologists. It is a valuable aid in maintaining an overview of various facets of the rapidly expanding fields of virology...Timely, informative, and useful to the student, teacher, and research scientist."--America... Scientist"A mandatory purchase for all types of comprehensive libraries, both public and university, as well as for those interested in doing research in the field of virology."--Military Medicine

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