Lida H Mattman

Cell Wall Deficient Forms

Stealth Pathogens

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Numerous infectious diseases are currently 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 183mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 998g
• ISBN-13: 9780849387678
• ISBN-10: 0849387671
• Artikelnr.: 21888571

Autorenporträt

Lida H. Mattman

Inhaltsangabe

History
Definitions. Comparing Mycoplasma and CWD Forms. Properties and
Peculiarities. Composition of Wall-Deficient Forms. Disclosures by Electron
Microscopy. Public Health and Nosocomial Facets. Immunology. Induction by
Antibiotics, Organic Compounds, and Miscellaneous Factors. Reversion and
Revertants. Septicemia and Cardiopathies. Intracellular Growth of CWD
Forms. L Forms in Thrombi. Urinary Tract Infections. Listeria Monocytogenes
Studies. Latency and Persistence. Meningitis and Associated Conditions.
Rheumatic Fever and Erysipelas. Joint and Bone Disease. Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis and the Atypicals Sarcoidosis. Leprosy. Crohn's Disease and
Ulcerative Colitis. Characteristics of Filtrable Forms. Spirochetae. Toxin
Formation. Fungi. Sensitivity to Antimicrobial Agent. Miscellaneous
Diseases and Malfunctions. Phage. Bacteriocins. Entomology. Ecology. Soil
Microorganisms. Microbes and Malignancies. Artifacts and Contaminants. The
Placenta. Media, Methods, and Stains. Identification