AIDS Testing: Methodology and Management Issues

✍ Scribed by Gerald Schochetman (auth.), Gerald Schochetman Ph.D., J. Richard George Ph.D. (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 227
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Given the continuing high level of concern among health professionals and the general public about issues related to AIDS, this volume on testing for AIDS and related viruses is extremely timely. The book has been written by experts in the area of AIDS testing, many of whom are at the Centers for Disease Control. The book includes several chapters which compare the different laboratory tests available for detecting the AIDS virus (HIV). It also addresses such topics as ethical considerations in AIDS testing, HIV infection in children, testing for other human viruses related to HIV, safety practices in HIV-testing laboratories, and managing occupational exposure to HIV. The book is intended for public health officials involved in HIV testing, hospital administrators and clinical laboratory directors responsible for setting up HIV testing programs, and physicians concerned with testing for AIDS.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Testing for AIDS and Human Retroviruses: An Overview....Pages 1-5
Testing for Human Retroviral Infections: Medical Indications and Ethical Considerations....Pages 6-17
Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses....Pages 18-29
Immunologic Aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection....Pages 30-47
Serologic Tests for the Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection....Pages 48-78
Quality Control for Serologic Testing....Pages 79-89
Direct Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction....Pages 90-110
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Culture....Pages 111-122
Use of Flow Cytometry to Monitor HIV Disease....Pages 123-142
Prognostic Indicators for Progression of HIV Disease....Pages 143-151
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Children....Pages 152-167
Other Human Retrovirus Infections: HTLV-I and HTLV-II....Pages 168-188
Biosafety: Principles and Practices in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Laboratory....Pages 189-196
Management of Occupational Exposure to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus....Pages 197-204
Back Matter....Pages 205-219

✦ Subjects

Immunology; Virology