Burt Anderson,
Herman Friedman,
Mauro Bendinelli
Springer US
1997e druk, 1997
9780306455285
Rickettsial Infection and Immunity
Specificaties
Gebonden, 245 blz.
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Engels
Springer US |
1997e druk, 1997
ISBN13: 9780306455285
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
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Samenvatting
As a group, rickettsiae, and related bacteria, contain a number of human pathogens that have recently named as causes of `emerging diseases'. This unique volume offers a thorough and current review of information on the pathogenesis and immune response elicited by memebers of the genera Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Coxiella, Orlentia, and Bartonella, in contributions authored by the expert clinicians and researchers who work with these organisms.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780306455285
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:245
Uitgever:Springer US
Druk:1997
Inhoudsopgave
Molecular Rickettsiology.- Immunity to Rickettsiae (Redux).- Cytokines Influencing Infections by Rickettsia Species.- Global Genetic Diversity of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.- Surface Components of the Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.- Oxidative Cell Injury and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.- Intracellular Development of Coxiella burnetii.- The Identification of Virulence Factors of Coxiella burnetti.- Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis.- The Immune Response to Ehrlichia chaffeensis.- Clinical Aspects of Bartonella Infections.- Virulence Determinants of Bartonella bacilliformis.- Stimulation of Angiogenesis and Protection from Oxidant Damage.