Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Disease

This book brings together under one cover laboratory methods for the diagnosis of diseases from syphilis to AIDS. It is a practical manual for use in laboratories and by clinicians for collecting and handling specimens and interpretation of laboratory findings. There are detailed procedures for syphilis serology, rapid methods for identification of herpes simplex virus, methods for detection of Acute Urethral Syndrome, and methods for isolation and identification of such agents as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilis ducreyi, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Pneumocystis carinii.