AIDS Testing: A Comprehensive Guide to Technical, Medical, Social, Legal, and Management Issues / Edition 2

by W.R. Dowdle, Gerald Schochetman, J. Richard George

Overview

During the two years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the global spread of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has continued. HIV was estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993 to have at least 13 million individuals worldwide, with 1 million infected infected in the United States. HIV/AIDS in the United States has become the leading cause of death among men 25 to 44 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death among women of the same age group. Prevention of HIV infection remains a global challenge. Testing for HIV is the cornerstone for surveillance and prevention programs and for the provision of appropriate medical care for those who are infected. Such testing is equally essential to the search for effective antivirus drugs and vaccines. This second edition of AIDS Testing incorporates the most current thinking on test methodology and interpretation, some of which has changed considerably over the past two years. This edition also has been expanded to include a section consisting of six chapters on test applications and a section consisting of four chapters on management issues. This edition, like the first, describes in clear terms all the complex ele­ ments of testing, including applications, scientific principles, quality assurance, safety, and medical, ethical, and legal considerations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461269274
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/07/2012
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1994
Pages:	411
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Schochetman, Gerald, PhD (National Center for Infectious Diseases); George, J. Richard, PhD (National Center for Infectious Diseases)

The contributors represent the specialties of infectious disease, laboratory services, immunology, and epidemiology. Most come from branches of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most prominently from the Divisions of HIV/AIDS and Viral and Rickettsial Diseases. Other institutions represented include the FDA, UCSF, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, and Roche Molecular Systems.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 1.Testing for Human Retrovirus Infections: Medical Indications and Ethical Considerations.- 2.Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses.- 3.Immunology of HIV Infection.- 2. Laboratory Issues of Testing.- 4.FDA Regulation of HIV-Related Tests and Procedures.- 5.Detection of HIV Infection Using Serologic Techniques.- 6.Quality Control for HIV Testing.- 7.HIV Culture.- 8.Direct Detection of HIV Infection Using Nucleic Amplification Techniques.- 9.Use of Flow Cytometry to Enumerate Lymphocyte Populations in HIV Disease.- 10. Prognostic Indicators for Progression of HIV Disease.- 11.Testing for Other Human Retroviruses: HTLV-I and HTLV-II.- 3. Applications.- 12.HIV Testing in Blood Banks.- 13.HIV Testing for Organ and Tissue Transplantation.- 14.Programs for Routine, Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing of Patients in Acute-Care Hospitals.- 15.HIV Testing for Life Insurance.- 16.HIV Infection in Children.- 17.Molecular Epidemiology of AIDS.- 4. Psychosocial and Legal Issues.- 18.HIV Counseling and Testing: What Is It and How Well Does It Work?.- 19.Legal Aspects of AIDS: The Chasm Between Public Health Practices and Societal Norms.- 20.HIV Education in the Workplace.- 5. Management Issues.- 21.Standards of Laboratory Practice for HIV Testing.- 22.HIV Biosafety: Guidelines and Regulations.- 23.Management of Occupational Exposure to HIV.- 24. Preventing HIV Transmission in Health Care Settings.

Editorial Reviews

"AIDS Testing is useful to so many people that librarians will want to chain it to their shelves...This book makes a significant contribution to AIDS education and may help to promote the public health measures and behaviour modification needed to forestall catastrophe." Virus Research

From the Publisher

4 Stars! from Doody

This second edition is intended to be an updated comprehensive guide to technical, medical, social, legal, and management issues regarding testing for HIV and AIDS. According to the authors, with regard to AIDS testing, this book "incorporates the most current thinking on test methodology and interpretation" and "describes in clear terms all the complex elements of testing, including, applications, scientific principles, quality assurance, safety, and medical, ethical and legal considerations." Updated, concise, clearly described information regarding AIDS testing issues are continually required in the medical field, and this book fulfills this need very well. From the Foreword, the book is meant to serve laboratory workers, epidemiologists, and health care workers who must understand and apply AIDS testing for detection, counseling, and caring for HIV infected individuals. This book is well suited for those mentioned above and would benefit all clinicians with regard to AIDS testing. The editors have brought together a very impressive group of contributors for this book who are highly qualified and authoritative. The book is divided into five parts that are uniquely different but essential to cover all aspects of AIDS testing. The book contains an adequate number of simple illustrations. The authors of each chapter provide an excellent list of current and pertinent references. The table of contents is laid out well, and the index is adequate and helpful. The content of this book is excellent and provides valuable information to the reader whether one wishes to know something about the technical aspect of laboratory tests used to detect HIV antibodies or to know how to deal with thesocial, legal, or management aspects of AIDS testing. This book is well written by a number of experienced authorities. This second edition is very welcome because the area of AIDS testing is rapidly and continually changing. It should prove to be a valuable information resource to both health care providers who are well versed in AIDS testing and students as well. The book should be made available through community, university, and medical school libraries and university bookstores.

Mark A. Jandreski

Reviewer: Mark A. Jandreski, PhD (Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: This second edition is intended to be an updated comprehensive guide to technical, medical, social, legal, and management issues regarding testing for HIV and AIDS.
Purpose: According to the authors, with regard to AIDS testing, this book "incorporates the most current thinking on test methodology and interpretation" and "describes in clear terms all the complex elements of testing, including, applications, scientific principles, quality assurance, safety, and medical, ethical and legal considerations." Updated, concise, clearly described information regarding AIDS testing issues are continually required in the medical field, and this book fulfills this need very well.
Audience: From the Foreword, the book is meant to serve laboratory workers, epidemiologists, and health care workers who must understand and apply AIDS testing for detection, counseling, and caring for HIV infected individuals. This book is well suited for those mentioned above and would benefit all clinicians with regard to AIDS testing. The editors have brought together a very impressive group of contributors for this book who are highly qualified and authoritative.
Features: The book is divided into five parts that are uniquely different but essential to cover all aspects of AIDS testing. The book contains an adequate number of simple illustrations. The authors of each chapter provide an excellent list of current and pertinent references. The table of contents is laid out well, and the index is adequate and helpful. The content of this book is excellent and provides valuable information to the reader whether one wishes to know something about the technical aspect of laboratory tests used to detect HIV antibodies or to know how to deal with the social, legal, or management aspects of AIDS testing.
Assessment: This book is well written by a number of experienced authorities. This second edition is very welcome because the area of AIDS testing is rapidly and continually changing. It should prove to be a valuable information resource to both health care providers who are well versed in AIDS testing and students as well. The book should be made available through community, university, and medical school libraries and university bookstores.

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