PCR Protocols for Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Reviewer: Charles E. Edmiston, Jr., PhD(Medical College of Wisconsin)
Description: This book describes in a clear and concise manner the theoretical and practical application of PCR technology as a diagnostic and research tool in the clinical laboratory. The focus of the discussion, while limited to emerging infectious diseases, is in fact much broader and encompasses an excellent discussion of genotypic techniques for the microbial identification and detection of resistance genes.
Purpose: It is written for a broad range of clinical professionals, including clinical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, molecular epidemiologists and other investigators engaged in the diagnosis, epidemiology and pathogenesis of emerging infectious agents (viral, bacterial, and other parasitic agents).
Audience: The specific audience for the book includes microbiologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, graduate students, and clinical scientists interested in PCR as a diagnostic modality.
Features: The book has an excellent introductory section that characterizes the role of PCR in the clinical diagnosis of microbial pathogens. In part II, the contributing authors have included numerous protocols that will be extremely helpful to clinician/investigators interested in this area. The quality of the contributing authors enhances the value of this portion of the text.
Assessment: As a supplement to the larger volume, Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Application, this book will be a valuable addition for microbiologists and investigators engaged in studies in this field of microbiology and microbial pathogenesis. It is well organized and written in a concise manner, and includes many descriptive protocols that are extremely valuable to practitioners in this field. This book is a unique resource in that it is timely and includes those protocols that are most important to the diagnosis of emerging infectious diseases. The text will a valuable addition to any library collection of procedures and protocols in diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseases.

Charles E. Edmiston

This book describes in a clear and concise manner the theoretical and practical application of PCR technology as a diagnostic and research tool in the clinical laboratory. The focus of the discussion, while limited to emerging infectious diseases, is in fact much broader and encompasses an excellent discussion of genotypic techniques for the microbial identification and detection of resistance genes. It is written for a broad range of clinical professionals, including clinical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, molecular epidemiologists and other investigators engaged in the diagnosis, epidemiology and pathogenesis of emerging infectious agents (viral, bacterial, and other parasitic agents). The specific audience for the book includes microbiologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, graduate students, and clinical scientists interested in PCR as a diagnostic modality. The book has an excellent introductory section that characterizes the role of PCR in the clinical diagnosis of microbial pathogens. In part II, the contributing authors have included numerous protocols that will be extremely helpful to clinician/investigators interested in this area. The quality of the contributing authors enhances the value of this portion of the text. As a supplement to the larger volume, Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Application, this book will be a valuable addition for microbiologists and investigators engaged in studies in this field of microbiology and microbial pathogenesis. It is well organized and written in a concise manner, and includes many descriptive protocols that are extremely valuable to practitioners in thisfield. This book is a unique resource in that it is timely and includes those protocols that are most important to the diagnosis of emerging infectious diseases. The text will a valuable addition to any library collection of procedures and protocols in diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseases.

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A technological update for clinical microbiologists, providing practical applications of the new technology in the field of infectious diseases. Covers current applications of molecular diagnostic methods to emerging infections; reviews the application of molecular methods to microbial identification, genotypic detection of drug resistance, and outbreak-associated strain typing; and presents 12 PCR protocols for detection and characterization of emerging pathogens such as hepatitis type C and ebola virus infection. Plastic comb binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

3 Stars from Doody