Immunology & serology in laboratory medicine - Turgeon, Mary Louise (Mosby, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references and index
An overview of immunology -- Antigens and antibodies -- The cells and cellular activities of the immune system: granulocytes and mononuclear cells -- The cells and cellular activities of the immune system : lymphocytes and plasma cells -- Soluble mediators of the immune system -- Safety and basic techniques in the immunology-serology laboratory -- Agglutination methods -- Electrophoresis techniques -- Labeling techniques in immunoassay -- Automated procedures -- Molecular techniques -- Miscellaneous techniques -- The immune response in infectious diseases -- Streptococcal infections -- Syphilis -- Tick-borne diseases -- Toxoplasmosis -- Cytomegalovirus -- Infectious mononucleosis -- Viral hepatitis -- Rubella infection -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Hypersensitivity reactions -- Immunoproliferative disorders -- Autoimmune disorders -- Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Solid organ transplantation -- Bone marrow transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Answers to review questions