Retroviral Testing: Essentials For Quality Control and Laboratory Diagnosis - Hardcover

Constantine, Niel T.; Callahan, Johnny D.; Watts, Douglas M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849344298 ISBN 13: 9780849344299

Publisher: CRC Press, 1992

Synopsis

Retroviral Testing: Essentials for Quality Control and Laboratory Diagnosis is a concise, well-organized volume that discusses the background of retroviral disease, available testing technologies, test result interpretation, new testing alternatives, and essential quality control/quality assurance measures necessary for achieving accurate test results. It provides fundamental information on the epidemiology and infections caused by HIV and HTLV retroviruses, in addition to covering standards for handling blood samples. Other features include a description of immune responses to retroviral agents and a detailed examination of the principles, interpretation, usage and advantages of numerous screening and confirmatory assays. Methods to evaluate diagnostic assays and statistical methods to assess test performance are covered. The text is supplemented by 57 diagrams and 14 tables, including an extensive list of over 130 diagnostic assays for the retroviruses. Retroviral Testing: Essentials for Quality Control and Laboratory Diagnosis is an absolutely critical reference for all medical laboratories, medical technologists, educators, blood bank and immunology supervisors and personnel, and organizations such as WHO and CDC.

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Synopsis

This volume discusses the background to retroviral disease, available testing technologies, test result interpretation, new testing alternatives and essential quality control/quality assurance measures necessary for achieving accurate test results. It also provides fundamental information on the epidemiology and infections caused by HIV and HTLV (Human T-Cell Lukemia Virus) retroviruses, in addition to covering standards for handling blood samples.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849344298
• ISBN 13: 9780849344299
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256