Overview of immunology -- Antigens and antibodies -- Cells and cellular activities of the immune system: granulocytes and mononuclear cells -- Cells and cellular activities of the immune system: lymphocytes and plasma cells -- Soluble mediators of the immune system -- Safety in the immunology-serology laboratory -- Quality assurance and quality control -- Basic serologic laboratory techniques -- Point-of-care testing -- Agglutination methods -- Electrophoresis techniques -- Labeling techniques in immunoassay -- Automated procedures -- Molecular techniques -- Immune response in infectious diseases -- Primer on vaccines -- Streptococcal infections -- Syphilis -- Vector-borne diseases -- Toxoplasmosis -- Cytomegalovirus -- Infectious mononucleosis -- Viral hepatitis -- Rubella infection -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Hypersensitivity reactions -- Immunoproliferative disorders -- Autoimmune disorders -- Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Solid organ transplantation -- Bone marrow transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Appendix A. Answers to review questions -- Appendix B. Representative Diagnostic assays in medical laboratory immunology.
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Ämnesord
Allergy and immunology -- Laboratory Manuals. (MeSH)