Respiratory Infections, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
Respiratory Infections, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Author: Michael J. Loeffelholz

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-06-28

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0323299423

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Acute respiratory infections are responsible for an estimated 4 million deaths annually worldwide, and are the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years. Over 1 million people in the United States are hospitalized each year with pneumonia. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects one third of world’s population. There are more than 1 million tuberculosis-related deaths worldwide each year. Emerging resistance to multiple available antimicrobial agents has hampered the ability to treat tuberculosis and hospital-acquired respiratory infections. The laboratory diagnosis of respiratory infections is an important part of patient management and treatment. In addition to culture isolation of pathogens, advances have been made in a number of non-culture methods. This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicinee reviews state-of-the-art laboratory diagnosis of respiratory infections, as well as the testing of susceptibility to antibiotics and antiviral agents. Among some of the respiratory infections covered are: Cystic fibrosis infections; Pertussis; Pharyngitis; Fungal infections. Among the diagnostic tests are: Interferon gamma release assays; Molecuar diagnosis of TB; Urine antigen tests and discussion of Antibiotic resistance in nosocomial respiratory infections.

Emerging Respiratory Infections in the 21st Century, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics
Emerging Respiratory Infections in the 21st Century, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

Author: Alimuddin Zumla

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2010-09-28

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 145570038X

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Respiratory infections are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These infections present a special challenge to physicians for several reasons, including of the recent disasters caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and bird and swine influenza, the increase in viral and bacterial resistance to currently available anti-microbial drugs, the increased frequency of new viral lung infections in clinical practice, and the worldwide emergence of deadly drug-resistant forms of TB. For these reasons, it is important for infectious disease specialists to have an overview of emerging respiratory infections.

Advances and Trends in Clinical Microbiology: The Next 20 Years, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
Advances and Trends in Clinical Microbiology: The Next 20 Years, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Author: James E. Kirby

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-08-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323682707

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This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest edited by James E. Kirby, will focus on Advances and Trends in Clinical Microbiology and take a look at the next 20 years. Topics include, but are not limited to, Rapid susceptibility testing methods; Synergy testing; Serology testing re-imagined; Total Laboratory Automation in Clinical Microbiology; MALDI-TOF; Superbugs of the Future, the Antimicrobial Laboratory Resistance Network, Partnerships between Public Health and the clinical microbiology laboratory; Next generation sequencing, from identification to susceptibility prediction; Distributed microbiology testing; Direct from Sample Identification; Biomarkers - predicting viral versus bacterial infection; PK/PD in the era of emerging multidrug-resistance; Training the next generation of clinical microbiologists; and Pictorial illustration of debate, developments, and controversy in clinical microbiology.

Emerging Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, E-Book
Emerging Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, E-Book

Author: Nahed Ismail

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-06-27

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323530168

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This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, edited by Drs. Nahed Ismail, A. William Pasculle, and James Snyder, will cover a wide variety of Emerging Pathogens. Topics covered in this issue include, but are not limited to West Nile Virus; Zika Virus; Ebola and Marburg Heamorrhagic Fever; Rift Valley Fever; Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriacae; Closteridium Difficuile; and Chikungunya, among others.

Current Issues in Clinical Microbiology, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, E-Book
Current Issues in Clinical Microbiology, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, E-Book

Author: Nicole Pecora

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-11-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0323733964

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This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Nicole D. Pecora and Matthew Pettengill, will cover Current Issues in Clinical Microbiology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Milenko Jovan Tanasijevic. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Update in Diagnostics of Bloodstream Infections, Panels and Syndromic Testing in Clinical Microbiology, Lab Consolidation and Centralization, Update in Susceptibility Testing: Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods, Genomics in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Automation in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Coronavirus Detection in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Are We Ready for Identifying and Diagnosing a Novel Strain?, Update on Biosafety and Emerging Infections for the Clinical Microbiology Lab, Update in Clinical Mycology, Point of Care Testing in Microbiology, Pediatric Diagnostic Microbiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship: What the Clinical Laboratory Needs to Know, Fellowship Training for the Future Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Director, Update in Diagnostics/Susceptibility of Mycobacterial Diseases, Role of the Clinical Microbiology Lab in One Health, Update in Infectious Disease Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology, and more.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, E-Book
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, E-Book

Author: Daimon P. Simmons

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-02-23

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0323835872

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In this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest editors Drs. Daimon P. Simmons and Peter H. Schur bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as performance of central lab assays to detect SARS-COV-2 antibodies; alternative methods to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; the role of antibodies in developing vaccines for COVID-19; SARS-COV-2 antibodies after immunization; and more. Contains 9 relevant, practice-oriented topics including disease-specific alterations in the cellular bases of the humoral immune response in COVID-19; coronavirus antigens as targets of antibody responses; approaches for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in a reference lab; use of IgM, IgA, and IgG in treatment and prognosis of patients with COVID-19; performance of lateral flow assays for COVID-19 serology; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Hot Topics in Lung Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Hot Topics in Lung Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Rachael Lee

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-03-28

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0443293813

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics, guest editors Rachael Lee and Helen W. Boucher bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Infections. Top experts in the field provide important updates on hot topics such as Viral Pneumonias, Infectious Pulmonary Diseases, Infections in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients, and more. Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including Opportunistic Infections Post-Lung Transplantation: Viral, Fungal, and Mycobacterial; Novel Approaches to Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Cystic Fibrosis; Coronavirus Disease-2019 in the Immunocompromised Host; Novel and Rapid Diagnostics for Common Infections in the Critically Ill Patient; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on lung infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.