Cell Wall Deficient Forms - Stealth Pathogens (Hardcover, 3rd edition)

Numerous infectious diseases are described as idiopathic, meaning that "the cause is a complete mystery." For many idiopathic diseases, the causes become clear when certain techniques are applied to the patient's blood or other tissues. Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens, Third Edition describes these techniques. In the case of tuberculosis, a disease that has recently regained importance because the strains have acquired antibiotic resistance, the book describes a method that is widely used abroad. This method typically renders the diagnosis within 72 hours. The book examines a plethora of issues and provides answers to the following questions:
o What organism should be added to the childhood vaccine, especially for boys?
o What bacteria in its pleomorphic state is found in direct smears of synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis cases?
o In which chronic diseases ( presently considered as being of unknown origin) is an acid-fast organism routinely found in smears of 72 hour blood cultures?
o Which "bacterium" has a life cycle in the human erythrocyte as complex as that of Plasmodium malaria?
o Which common pathogen's L Form can permanently damage myocardium mammaliam?
Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens, Third Edition discloses significant aspects of microbiology, aspects that are not taught, and which go unrecognized in the clinical laboratory.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2000
First published:	2001
Authors:	Lida H. Mattman
Dimensions:	248 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	416
Edition:	3rd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8493-8767-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > Bacteriology
LSN:	0-8493-8767-1
Barcode:	9780849387678

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