Clinical virology manual

A comprehensive and updated volume for the clinical virologist. Details laboratory procedures for detecting and handling viruses, from specimen requirements and quality assurance to virus detection and identification, from the fundamentals through the latest molecular methods. Presents the most current knowledge on the wide range of specific viral pathogens. Includes information on services provided by federal and state public health virology laboratories. Provides essential information for clinicians and laboratory virologists. This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.