Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens

For many idiopathic diseases, the etiologies become clear when certain techniques are applied to the patient's blood or other tissues. This volume describes these techniques, examining a plethora of issues and highlighting significant aspects of microbiology, which tend to go unrecognized in the clinical laboratory. In the case of tuberculosis, a disease that has recently regained importance because the strains have acquired antibiotic resistance, the book describes a method widely used abroad that typically renders the diagnosis within 72 hours.

Author: Lida H. Mattman
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 10/26/2000
Pages: 460
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780849387678

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 75