Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Nucleic Acid Detection.
• Controlled Synthetic Oligonucleotide Networks for the Detection of Pathogenic Organisms.
• Chemiluminescence: Nucleic Acid Detection for the Future.
• Q-Beta Amplification Assays.
• Nucleotide Sequence Determination As a Diagnostic Tool.
• Bacterial Diagnosis by Detection of rRNA.
• Targeting Ribosomal RNA Sequences: A Universal Approach for the Detection and Identification of Microorganisms.
• Phylogenetic Identification of Uncultivated Microorganisms in Natural Habitats.
• rRNA Probes as Tools for Molecular Epidemiology of Microbial Infections.
• Current Methods for Detection of DNA/Ribosomal RNA Hybrids.
• Development and Application of Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Probes for Species-Specific Detection of Microbial Pathogens.
• Immunoassays.
• How to Optimize Rapid and Simple Immunoassays.
• Noninstrumental Detection of Influenza Viruses by Enzyme Immunoassay.
• Application of Dot Immunobinding Assay (DIBA) and Reversed Passive Hemagglutination Assay (RPHA) in Detection of Shigella flexneri from Fecal Samples.
• Synthetic Peptides in Antibody Assays.
• Peptides as Specific Recognition Devices.
• The Significance of IgG Peptides and Sugars for the Development of Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Synthetic Peptides Derived from HIV-1, HIV-2, and HTLV I Envelope Proteins in Human Retrovirus Serology.
• Flow Cytometry in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases.
• Analysis of Bacteria in Environmental and Medical Microbiology by Flow Cytometry.
• Measurement of CD8 Subsets Discriminates Among Clinical Stages of HIV-1 Infected Patients.
• Analysis by Flow Cytometry of Interferon-?-Expressing Lymphocytes as a Method for the Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infection.
• Bacterial Growth Monitoring.
• Automated Detection of Bacterial Growth for Susceptibility Testing.
• Image Analysis for the Assessment of Bacterial Growth.
• Conductance and Impedance Methods for Detecting Pathogens.
• Assay of Antimicrobial Agents.
• Concentrations of Parenterally Administered Antimicrobial Agents in Faeces in Relation to Changes in the Human Intestinal Microflora.
• Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Antibiotic Assays.
• The Assay of New Antimicrobials and the Penetration of Drugs into Tissues.
• Clinical Needs for Assays of New Antimicrobial Agents.
• Borrelliosis.
• Laboratory Detection of Lyme Borrelliosis.
• Addressing the Antiquity of Lyme Disease: Detection of B. burgdorferi DNA in Museum Specimens of Ixodes dammini.
• New Understanding of the Epidemiology of Lyme Disease.
• Mycobacterial Diagnosis.
• Current Methods for Rapid Detection and Identification of Mycobacteria.
• Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium Species Using Gene Amplification Techniques.
• Application of Gene Amplification to Clinical Mycobacteriology Laboratories.
• Identification of Mycobacteria by ELISA using Monoclonal Antibodies.
• Serological Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Leprosy.
• A Rapid System for the Identification of Mycobacteria.
• Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.
• Chlamydia pneumoniae, Strain TWAR, a New Important Pathogen.
• Culture and Rapid Methods in Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.
• New Approaches in the Etiological Diagnosis of Acute Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.
• Problems in Diagnosis of Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.
• Human Retroviral Infections.
• Priorities in AIDS Diagnostics in the 1990s: Towards the Monitoring of Virus Replication.
• Epidemiology of HTLV-I in Africa.
• Diagnosis of Papillomavirus Infections.
• Detection of Genital Human Papilloma Virus Infections by the Polymerase Chain Reaction.
• The Antibody Response to Human Papillomavirus.
• Rapid Diagnosis of Mycoses.
• Evaluation of Commercial Kits and Systems for the Rapid Identification and Biotyping of Yeasts.
• The Diagnosis and Management of AIDS Patients with Mycotic Infections.
• Rapid Serodiagnostic Procedures for the Mycoses.
• The Importance of and Increasing Need for Rapid Detection of Mycotic Agents.
• New Methods for the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections.
• DNA Probes on the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections.
• Ribosomal RNA is an Effective Target for the Species-Specific Detection of Malaria Parasites.
• Diagnosis of Filariasis with DNA Probes.
• Detection of Malaria-Infected Mosquitoes by a Two-Site Immunoassay.
• Environmental Microbiology.
• Newer Applications in Environmental Analyses.
• The Polymerase Chain Reaction and Gene Probes for Detection of Waterborne Pathogens.
• Rapid, Specific, Defined Substrate Technology Colilert System for the Simultaneous Detection of Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli from Water.
• Immunoassays to Detect Environmental Contaminants.
• Applying Genetic Ecology to Environmental Management.
• Detection of Foodborne Pathogens.
• Hydrophobic Grid Membrane Filter Methods for Detection of Foodborne Pathogens.
• Identification of Foodborne Pathogens by Nucleic Acid Hybridization.
• Immunological Methods for Detection of Foodborne Pathogens and Their Toxins.
• Impediometric Methods for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens.
• Microbial Detection and Control in the Food Industry.
• Rapid Methods in the Food Industry.
• Microbiological Instrumentation for the Food Industry: A Review.
• Rapid Methods in the Dairy Industry.
• Rapid Methods of Microbial Determination and Enumeration for the Meat Industry.
• Rapid Methods in the Poultry Industry.
• Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Field Laboratories.
• Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Field Laboratories in Developing Countries.
• Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infection.