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This new Edition of A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology has been thoroughly updated and is a practical, highly illustrated, quick reference guide to clinical virology. It brings together the essentials of the subject in a entertaining and informative style, describing in turn the clinical features, the symptoms and signs of each of the viral diseases, as well as summarising the epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis and therapy in each case. This book also includes general chapters such as classification, diagnosis of infection, antiviral drugs, vaccines and different clinical syndromes.Features include:* hapter summaries for quick reference* Cartoon illustrations* New chapters onHuman Herpes Virus 6Hepatitis CHepatitis EEmerging VirusesPolyoma viruses* Comprehensive coverage* Clear and concise formatEach chapter is easy to read and well organised, ensuring that this is an invaluable textbook for all medical, biomedical, microbiology and applied biology students. In addition, it will provide an excellent reference for nurses, occupational health and infection control departments, public health and diagnostic laboratories.
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A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology. Edited by L. R. Haaheim, J. R. Pattison and R. J. Whitley Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBNs: 0-470-84429-9 (HB); 0-471-95097-1 (PB)
A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology Second Edition
A Practical Guide to Clinical Virology Second Edition
Edited by
L. R. Haaheim Professor of Medical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
J. R. Pattison Director of Research, Analysis and Information, Department of Health, London, UK
R. J. Whitley Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital, The University