Bookeditors in chief: David H. Persing, Fred C. Tenover; editors: Randall T. Hayden, Margareta Ieven, Melissa B. Miller, Frederick S. Nolte, Yi-Wei Tang, Alex van Belkum.
Summary: Presents the latest molecular diagnostic techniques to support clinical care and basic and clinical research. The authors-all experienced researchers and diagnosticians-have conducted a comprehensive review and evaluation of this rapidly evolving field and written a book that offers a broad range of practical guidance and techniques. Encapsulates the current state of the science and points to new avenues for research that will broaden the application and usefulness of molecular diagnostics.
Contents:
Chapter 28 : Diagnostic Approaches to Genitourinary Tract Infections / Claire C. Bristow, Jeffrey D. Klausner
Chapter 29 : Syndromic Diagnostic Approaches to Bone and Joint infections / Alexander J. McAdam
Virology
Chapter 30 : Molecular Detection and Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 / Angela M. Caliendo, Colleen S. Kraft
Chapter 31 : Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus / Michael S. Forman, Alexandra Valsamakis
Chapter 32 : Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus / Jeffrey J. Germer, Joseph D.C. Yao
Chapter 33 : Molecular Detection of Human Papillomaviruses / Denise I. Quigley, Elizabeth R. Unger
Chapter 34 : Molecular Diagnostics for Viral Infections in Transplant Recipients / Matthew J. Binnicker, Raymund R. Razonable
Fungi and Protozoa
Chapter 35 : Molecular Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens / Katrien Lagrou, Johan Maertens, Marie Pierre Hayette
Chapter 36 : Molecular Approaches for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease and Genotyping of Trypanosoma cruzi / Patricio Diosque, Nicolas Tomasini, Michel Tibayrenc
Chapter 37 : Molecular Approaches for Diagnosis of Malaria and the Characterization of Genetic Markers for Drug Resistance / Lisa C. Ranford-Cartwright, Laura Ciuffreda
Chapter 38 : Molecular Detection of Gastrointestinal Parasites / Jaco J. Verweij, Alex Van Belkum, C. Rune Stensvold
Point-of-Care/Near-Care Diagnostics
Chapter 39 : Molecular Diagnostics and the Changing Face of Point-of-Care / David L. Dolinger, Anne M. Whalen
Chapter 40 : Point-of-Care Technologies for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis / Grant Theron
Chapter 41 : Molecular Diagnostics for Use in HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings / Maurine M. Murtagh
Chapter 42 : Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Malaria and Dengue Infection / Lieselotte Cnops, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs
The Host and Host Response
Chapter 43 : Implications of Pharmacogenetics for Antimicrobial Prescribing / Ar Kar Aung, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Todd Hulgan, David W. Haas
Chapter 44 : Exploiting MicroRNA (miRNA) Profiles for Diagnostics / Abhijeet Bakre, Ralph A. Tripp
Chapter 45 : Host Response in HIV Infection / Paul J. McLaren, Amalio Telenti
Chapter 46 : Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal Host Responses to Microbial Infections / Rana E. El Feghaly, Hansraj Bangar, David B. Haslam
Information Technology
Chapter 47 : Point-of-Care Medical Device Connectivity: Developing World Landscape / Jeff Baker
Chapter 48 : WHONET: Software for Surveillance of Infecting Microbes and Their Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents / John Stelling, Thomas F. O'brien
Chapter 49 : Cloud-Based Surveillance, Connectivity, and Distribution of the GeneXpert Analyzers for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) and Multiple-Drug-Resistant TB in South Africa / Wendy S. Stevens, Brad Cunningham, Naseem Cassim, Natasha Gous, Lesley E. Scott
Quality Assurance
Chapter 50 : Molecular Method Verification / Donna M. Wolk, Elizabeth M. Marlowe
Chapter 51 : Molecular Microbiology Test Quality Assurance and Monitoring / Matthew J. Bankowski
Chapter 52 : Proficiency Testing and External Quality Assessment for Molecular Microbiology / Roberta M. Madej
Chapter 53 : Practices of Sequencing Quality Assurance / Kara L. Norman, David M. Dinauer
Chapter 54 : Verification and Validation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Protocols / Matthew L. Faron, Blake W. Buchan, Nathan A. Ledeboer
The Business of Diagnostics
Chapter 55 : Improved Diagnostics in Microbiology: Developing a Business Case for Hospital Administration / Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Susan M. Novak-Weekley, Mark Larocco
Chapter 56 : Molecular Diagnostics and the Changing Legal Landscape / Mark L. Hayman, Jing Wang, Jeffrey M. Libby
Index.