Includes bibliographical references.

ntroduction to Immunity and the Immune System / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens -- Innate Immunity / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens and Nadine Lerret -- Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex / Aaron Glass -- Adaptive Immunity / Aaron Glass -- Antibody Structure and Function / Linda E. Miller -- Cytokines / Aaron Glass -- Complement System / Bradely Dixon and Ashley Frazer-Able -- Safety and Quality Management / Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo -- Principles of Serological Testing / Linda E. Miller and Christine Dorresteyn Stevens -- Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens and Linda E. Miller -- Labeled Immunoassays / Paul R. Johnson -- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Lela Buckingham -- Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation / Jeannie Guglielmo and Songkai Hu -- Hypersensitivity / Linda E. Miller -- Autoimmunity / Linda E. Miller -- Transplantation Immunology / John L. Schmitz -- Tumor Immunology / Linda E. Miller -- Immunoproliferative Diseases / Linda E. Miller -- Immunodeficiency Diseases / Thomas S. Alexander -- Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections / James L. Vossler -- Spirochete Diseases / Hamida Nusrat -- Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections / James L. Vossler -- Serological and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections / Linda E. Miller -- Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection / Linda E. Miller -- Immunization and Vaccines / Linda E. Miller.

"Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective is designed to meet the needs of medical laboratory science students on both the 2- and 4-year levels. It uniquely combines practical information about laboratory testing with a discussion of the theory behind the testing and the diseases for which the tests are used. For practicing laboratorians and other health professionals, the book may serve as a valuable reference about new developments in the field of immunology"--