Published November, 2007
By Tim Manser
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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The importance of specific antibodies for the clearance of and long-term resistance to many infectious pathogens has long been appreciated. In the last five years, data from these areas of research has coalesced, resulting in the emergence of a new and more complete understanding of how antibody-mediated resistance to pathogens is elaborated.

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Published November, 2007
By Emilio Jirillo
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Despite numerous hepatitis C virus infection studies, its pathogenesis and medical treatment have not been fully explained. This comprehensive volume, written by experts in the field, covers the most recent advances in the study of HCV, moving from basic research to clinical applications.

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Published October, 2007
By A.L. Baert, Maurice C. Haddad, Mohamed E. Abd El Bagi, Jean C. Tamraz, A. L. Baert and JEAN TAMRAZ
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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With parasitic diseases increasing worldwide it's vitally important that radiologists in particular stay up to date with developments. In this brilliantly useful volume, the authors cover the imaging findings for parasitic diseases that can affect the human body using modern imaging equipments.

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Published October, 2007
By I.W. Fong and Karl Drlica
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century
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This comprehensive, up-to-date volume defines the issues and offers potential solutions to the challenges of antimicrobial resistance.

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Published October, 2007
By Paul F. Torrence and PF Torrence
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Drug Discovery Approaches discusses promising antiviral drug discovery strategies. This publication provides guidance on developing drugs to protect the health of the world against the threat of emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism.

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Published October, 2007
By Scott Dessain and Scott K. Dessain
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Although the utility of human antibodies as medical therapeutics for cancer and immune diseases has been well-established, it is only beginning to be realized for the treatment of viral infectious diseases. Polyclonal immunoglobulins have long been used for some viral diseases, but they have limited potency and disease scope.

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Published October, 2007
By Charlotte S. Kaetzel
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This key work in the field draws on a broad spectrum of molecular biologic, biochemical, and immunogenetic approaches in combination with human and murine in vitro cell culture and in vivo model systems to address questions in mucosal immunity. Humans produce more immunoglobulin A (IgA) than all other antibody isotypes combined.

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Published September, 2007
By Kevin Kavanagh
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The aim of this book is to give an in-depth assessment of our current understanding of the Biology of the main fungal pathogens and how they interact with the host's immune response.

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Published September, 2007
By K. Darwin Murrell and Bernard Fried
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: World Class Parasites
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Humans suffer from numerous parasitic foodborne zoonoses, many of which are caused by helminths.

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Published September, 2007
By Robert D. Perry and Jacqueline D. Fetherston
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The 9th International Symposium on Yersinia was held in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, in October 2006. In addition to 37 oral presentations, there were 150 poster presentations. This Symposium volume is based on selected presentations from the meeting and contains both reviews and research articles.

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