Table of Contents

• I. Nature of the Immune System
• 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
• 2. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex
• 3. Innate Immunity
• 4. Adaptive Immunity
• 5. Antibody Structure and Function
• 6. . Cytokines
• 7. Complement System
• II. Basic Immunological Procedures
• 8. Safety and Quality Assessment
• 9. Principles of Serological Testing
• 10. Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions
• 11. Immunoassays
• 12. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
• 13. Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation
• III. Immune Disorders
• 14. Hypersensitivity
• 15. Autoimmunity
• 16. Transplantation Immunology
• 17. Tumor Immunology
• 18. Immunoproliferative Diseases
• 19. Immunodeficiency Diseases
• IV. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
• 20. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections
• 21. Spirochete Diseases
• 22. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections
• 23. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections
• 24. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection
• 25. Immunization and Vaccines
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• References
• Index