Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Tim Wreghitt is a retired Consultant Clinical Scientist Virologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and retired Associate Lecturer at Cambridge University. He has authored over 160 peer-reviewed scientific papers and co-authored four books. Dr Wreghitt has received several awards, including an OBE for services to clinical virology and NHS Healthcare Scientist of the Year. Goura Kudesia is a retired Consultant Virologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. She was also Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Honorary Professor of Clinical Virology at Sheffield Hallam University. Dr Kudesia has published over a hundred articles and presented at numerous national and international conferences.

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: basic virology; Section 1: Individual Viruses: 1. Adenoviruses; 2. Arboviruses; 3. Cytomegalovirus; 4. Epstein-Barr virus; 5. Enteroviruses; 6. Hepatitis A virus; 7. Hepatitis B and D viruses; 8. Hepatitis C virus; 9. Hepatitis E virus; 10. Herpes simplex virus; 11. HIV and AIDS; 12. Human coronaviruses (including Covid-19, SARS and MERS); 13. Human herpesviruses types 6, 7 and 8; 14. Human metapneumovirus; 15. Human T-cell leukaemia viruses; 16. Influenza viruses; 17. Measles virus; 18. Mumps virus; 19. Noroviruses; 20. Papilloma and polyoma viruses; 21. Parainfluenza viruses; 22. Parvovirus B19; 23. Poxviruses; 24. Rabies virus; 25. Respiratory syncytial virus; 26. Rhinoviruses; 27. Rotaviruses; 28. Rubella virus; 29. Varicella-zoster virus; Section 2: Other Related Agents; 30. Chlamydia; 31. Toxoplasma gondii; 32. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (CJD and vCJD); Section 3: Clinical Syndromes; 33. Atypical pneumonia; 34. Central nervous system viral infections; 35. Common cold; 36. Genital tract and sexually transmitted infections; 37. Glandular fever-type illness; 38. Haemorrhagic fevers; 39. Infections in pregnancy, congenital and neonatal infections; 40. Respiratory virus infections; 41. Travel-related infections; 42. Viral eye infections; 43. Viral gastroenteritis; 44. Viral hepatitis; 45. Virus infections in immunocompromised patients; 46. Viral malignancies; 47. Viral rashes; 48. Viral zoonotic infections; Section 4: Laboratory Diagnosis; 49. Sending specimens to the laboratory; 50. Serological techniques; 51. Virus detection: Molecular techniques; 52. Virus detection: Non-molecular techniques; 53. Quality control and laboratory accreditation; Section 5: Patient Management; 54. Antiviral drugs; 55. Viral vaccines; 56. Infection control; 57. Occupational health; 58. Public health and pandemic preparedness; Index.