AIDS Testing - A Comprehensive Guide to Technical, Medical, Social, Legal, and Management Issues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1994)

During the two years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the global spread of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has continued. HIV was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993 to have at least 13 million individuals worldwide, with 1 million infected infected in the United States. HIV/AIDS in the United States has become the leading cause of death among men 25 to 44 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death among women of the same age group. Prevention of HIV infection remains a global challenge. Testing for HIV is the cornerstone for surveillance and prevention programs and for the provision of appropriate medical care for those who are infected. Such testing is equally essential to the search for effective antivirus drugs and vaccines. This second edition of AIDS Testing incorporates the most current thinking on test methodology and interpretation, some of which has changed considerably over the past two years. This edition also has been expanded to include a section consisting of six chapters on test applica tions and a section consisting of four chapters on management issues. This edition, like the first, describes in clear terms all the complex ele ments of testing, including applications, scientific principles, quality assurance, safety, and medical, ethical, and legal considerations.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	1994
Foreword by:	W.R. Dowdle
Editors:	Gerald Schochetman • J. Richard George
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	411
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1994
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-6927-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical microbiology & virology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4612-6927-X
Barcode:	9781461269274

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