Hsiung's Diagnostic Virology

G. D. Hsiung is Director Emeritus, Virology Reference Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, and Professor Emeritus of laboratory medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. Carolyn K.Y. Fong is Section Chief, General Diagnostic Virology, Virology Reference Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, and Research Scientist of Laboratory Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. Marie L. Landry is Director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory, Yale New Haven Hospital, Director of the Virology Reference Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Part 1 General Aspects: General Principles and Current Trends in Diagnostic Virology; Properties and Classification of Viruses; Specimen Collection, Transport and Processing for Virological Studies; Quality Assurance and Laboratory Safety. Part 2 Methods Commonly Used for Virus Isolation and ldentification, Viral Antigen and Genome Detection and Antibody Determination: Virus Isolation and Identification Methods; Virus Assay, Neutralization Test and Antiviral Assay; Immunocytochemical Assays: Immunofluorescent and Inununoperoxidase Staining for Antigen Detection; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Antigen Detection and Antibody Determination; Hemagglutination and Hemagglutination-Inhibition; Complement-Fixation Test; Histocytochemical Staining; Nucleic Acid Hybridization Techniques; Electron Microscopy and Immunoelectron Microscopy. Part 3 RNA Viruses: Recognition and Characterization of Viruses Infecting Humans; Virus Morphology and Virus-Induced Cellular Changes: Picornaviridae; 0rthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae; Other Members of Paramyxoviridae; Rubella Virus; Reoviridae; Rhabdovirdae; Retroviridae. Part 4 DNA Viruses: Recognition and Characterization of Viruses Infecting Humans; Virus Morphology and Virus-Induced Cellular Changes: Adenoviridae; Herpesviridae; Papovavirdae; Parvoviridae; Poxviridae. Part 5 RNA and DNA Mixed Virus Groups: Hepatitis Viruses; Arboviruses. Part 6 Cell Culture: Cell Culture Preparation; Endogenous Viral and Mycoplasmal Contaminants in Cell Cultures; Culture Media, Reagents, and Solutions.