Epstein-Barr Virus - Diagnosis, Therapy, and Management

Informationen zum Autor Alex Tselis, Hal B. Jenson Klappentext Filling a gap in the literature! this guide analyzes EBV infection and all of its associated disorders including infectious mononucleosis! Burkitt lymphoma! and Hodgkin's disease. Opening with a historical introduction! the reference progresses from molecular virology! epidemiology! immunology! and pathology to clinical presentation! diagnosis! disease detection! patient management! and vaccine development. Zusammenfassung Filling a gap in the literature, this guide analyzes EBV infection and all of its associated disorders including infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease. Opening with a historical introduction, the reference progresses from molecular virology, epidemiology, immunology, and pathology to clinical presentation, diagnosis, disease detection, patient management, and vaccine development. Inhaltsverzeichnis The History of Epstein-Barr Virus. Virology and Molecular Biology of Epstein-Barr Virus. Epidemiology of the Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis. Pathology of Primary and Persistent EBV Infection. The Immune Response to Epstein-Barr Virus. Clinical Features of Infectious Mononucleosis. Epstein-Barr Virus Disease: Serologic and Virologic Diagnosis. Epstein-Barr Virus and the Nervous System. Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in AIDS. Burkitt's Lymphoma. Hodgkin's Disease. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease. T-cell Lymphomas Associated with EBV. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Leiomyosarcoma. X-linked lymphoproliferative Syndrome. Diseases Possibly Associated with EBV. Treatment of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection. Development of Epstein-Barr Virus Vaccines

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• Authors: Alex Tselis, Alex Tselis, Alex (Wayne State University Tselis, Alex Jenson Tselis
• Assisted by: Hal B. Jenson (Editor), Hal B. (Baystate Health and Tufts University Jenson (Editor), Jenson Hal B. (Editor), Alex Tselis (Editor), Alex (Wayne State University Tselis (Editor), Tselis Alex (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2006
• EAN: 9780824754259
• ISBN: 978-0-8247-5425-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Infectious Disease and Therapy; Infectious Disease and Therapy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, Infectious & contagious diseases, Infectious and contagious diseases