The immune response to infection / edited by Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Barry T. Rouse, David L. Sacks.

The immune response to infection /

With an approach that covers the range from basic research to clinical applications, this book examines the mechanisms of both the innate and adaptive immune systems as they relate to infection and disease. It is recommended equally for researchers and students who focus on the pathogen and those wh...

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Other Authors: Kaufmann, S. H. E. (Stefan H. E.) (Editor), Rouse, Barry T. (Editor), Sacks, David Lawrence (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, ?2011.
Subjects:
Immune response.
Infection.
Adaptive Immunity > immunology
Immunity, Innate > immunology
Host-Pathogen Interactions > immunology
Infections > immunology
Infections
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Preface; The Immune Response to Infection: Introduction; SECTION I: HOST DEFENSE: GENERAL; SECTION II: THE PATHOGENS; SECTION III: INNATE IMMUNITY TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS; SECTION IV: ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS; SECTION V: PATHOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS; SECTION VI: EVASION AND SUPPRESSION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL HOST RESPONSE; SECTION VII: GENETICS OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL HOST RESPONSE; SECTION VIII: AUTOIMMUNITY AND CANCER; SECTION IX: IMMUNE INTERVENTION; SECTION X: THE MAJOR KILLERS (CLINICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND IMMUNE PARAMETERS); Index.

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