Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology

Nucleic Acid Detection.- Controlled Synthetic Oligonucleotide Networks for the Detection of Pathogenic Organisms.- Chemiluminescence: Nucleic Acid Detection for the Future.- Q-Beta Amplification Assays.- Nucleotide Sequence Determination As a Diagnostic Tool.- Bacterial Diagnosis by Detection of rRNA.- Targeting Ribosomal RNA Sequences: A Universal Approach for the Detection and Identification of Microorganisms.- Phylogenetic Identification of Uncultivated Microorganisms in Natural Habitats.- rRNA Probes as Tools for Molecular Epidemiology of Microbial Infections.- Current Methods for Detection of DNA/Ribosomal RNA Hybrids.- Development and Application of Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Probes for Species-Specific Detection of Microbial Pathogens.- Immunoassays.- How to Optimize Rapid and Simple Immunoassays.- Noninstrumental Detection of Influenza Viruses by Enzyme Immunoassay.- Application of Dot Immunobinding Assay (DIBA) and Reversed Passive Hemagglutination Assay (RPHA) in Detection of Shigella flexneri from Fecal Samples.- Synthetic Peptides in Antibody Assays.- Peptides as Specific Recognition Devices.- The Significance of IgG Peptides and Sugars for the Development of Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Synthetic Peptides Derived from HIV-1, HIV-2, and HTLV I Envelope Proteins in Human Retrovirus Serology.- Flow Cytometry in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases.- Analysis of Bacteria in Environmental and Medical Microbiology by Flow Cytometry.- Measurement of CD8 Subsets Discriminates Among Clinical Stages of HIV-1 Infected Patients.- Analysis by Flow Cytometry of Interferon-?-Expressing Lymphocytes as a Method for the Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infection.- Bacterial Growth Monitoring.- Automated Detection of Bacterial Growth for Susceptibility Testing.- Image Analysisfor the Assessment of Bacterial Growth.- Conductance and Impedance Methods for Detecting Pathogens.- Assay of Antimicrobial Agents.- Concentrations of Parenterally Administered Antimicrobial Agents in Faeces in Relation to Changes in the Human Intestinal Microflora.- Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Antibiotic Assays.- The Assay of New Antimicrobials and the Penetration of Drugs into Tissues.- Clinical Needs for Assays of New Antimicrobial Agents.- Borrelliosis.- Laboratory Detection of Lyme Borrelliosis.- Addressing the Antiquity of Lyme Disease: Detection of B. burgdorferi DNA in Museum Specimens of Ixodes dammini.- New Understanding of the Epidemiology of Lyme Disease.- Mycobacterial Diagnosis.- Current Methods for Rapid Detection and Identification of Mycobacteria.- Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium Species Using Gene Amplification Techniques.- Application of Gene Amplification to Clinical Mycobacteriology Laboratories.- Identification of Mycobacteria by ELISA using Monoclonal Antibodies.- Serological Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Leprosy.- A Rapid System for the Identification of Mycobacteria.- Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.- Chlamydia pneumoniae, Strain TWAR, a New Important Pathogen.- Culture and Rapid Methods in Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.- New Approaches in the Etiological Diagnosis of Acute Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.- Problems in Diagnosis of Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.- Human Retroviral Infections.- Priorities in AIDS Diagnostics in the 1990s: Towards the Monitoring of Virus Replication.- Epidemiology of HTLV-I in Africa.- Diagnosis of Papillomavirus Infections.- Detection of Genital Human Papilloma Virus Infections by the Polymerase Chain Reaction.- The Antibody Response to Human Papillomavirus.- Rapid Diagnosis of Mycoses.- Evaluation of Commercial Kits and Systems for the Rapid Identification and Biotyping of Yeasts.- The Diagnosis and Management of AIDS Patients with Mycotic Infections.- Rapid Serodiagnostic Procedures for the Mycoses.- The Importance of and Increasing Need for Rapid Detection of Mycotic Agents.- New Methods for the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections.- DNA Probes on the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections.- Ribosomal RNA is an Effective Target for the Species-Specific Detection of Malaria Parasites.- Diagnosis of Filariasis with DNA Probes.- Detection of Malaria-Infected Mosquitoes by a Two-Site Immunoassay.- Environmental Microbiology.- Newer Applications in Environmental Analyses.- The Polymerase Chain Reaction and Gene Probes for Detection of Waterborne Pathogens.- Rapid, Specific, Defined Substrate Technology Colilert System for the Simultaneous Detection of Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli from Water.- Immunoassays to Detect Environmental Contaminants.- Applying Genetic Ecology to Environmental Management.- Detection of Foodborne Pathogens.- Hydrophobic Grid Membrane Filter Methods for Detection of Foodborne Pathogens.- Identification of Foodborne Pathogens by Nucleic Acid Hybridization.- Immunological Methods for Detection of Foodborne Pathogens and Their Toxins.- Impediometric Methods for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens.- Microbial Detection and Control in the Food Industry.- Rapid Methods in the Food Industry.- Microbiological Instrumentation for the Food Industry: A Review.- Rapid Methods in the Dairy Industry.- Rapid Methods of Microbial Determination and Enumeration for the Meat Industry.- Rapid Methods in the Poultry Industry.- Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Field Laboratories.- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Field Laboratories in Developing Countries.- Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infection.