Serological Diagnosis of Certain Human, Animal and Plant Diseases

169 Pages·2012·5.426 MB·English

by  Moslih Al-Moslih

SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS
OF CERTAIN HUMAN,
ANIMAL AND PLANT
DISEASES

Edited by Moslih Al-Moslih
SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS
OF CERTAIN HUMAN,
ANIMAL AND PLANT
DISEASES

Edited by Moslih Al-Moslih
Serological Diagnosis of Certain Human, Animal and Plant Diseases
Edited by Moslih Al-Moslih

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Serological Diagnosis of Certain Human, Animal and Plant Diseases,
Edited by Moslih Al-Moslih
p. cm.
ISBN 978-953-51-0370-7

Contents

Preface IX
Part 1 Serological Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases 1
Chapter 1 Helicobacter pylori Infection and Undiagnosed
Dyspepsia in Dyspeptic Populations Under 45 of
Age Tested by ELISA, Urease Breath Test and Helicotest 3
Małgorzata Palka
Chapter 2 Comparison of Detection Methods for
Mycoplasmas of Significance to the Poultry Industry 19
R. Jarquin and I. Hanning
Part 2 Serological Diagnosis of Viral Diseases 27
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Methods
of Viral Exanthemas in Children 29
Klara Martinaskova and Vanda Valentova
Chapter 4 Serodiagnosis of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus 37
Muhammad Munir, Muhammad Abubakar,
Siamak Zohari and Mikael Berg
Chapter 5 Some Selected Serological
Diagnostic Techniques in Plant Virology 59
A. A. Fajinmi
Chapter 6 Serology Applied to Plant Virology 71
J. Albersio A. Lima, Aline Kelly Q. Nascimento,
Paula Radaelli and Dan E. Purcifull
Part 3 Serological Diagnosis of Parasitological Diseases 95
Chapter 7 Immunodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis 97
William H. Roldán and Guita Rubinsky-Elefant
VI Contents

Chapter 8 Recent Advances in the Immunology and
Serological Diagnosis of Echinococcosis 113
Wenbao Zhang, Jun Li, Renyong Lin,
Hao Wen and Donald P. McManus
Part 4 Serological Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease 151
Chapter 9 Specific Coeliac Disease
Antibodies and Microenteropathy 153
Mohammad Rostami Nejad
and Mohammad Reza Zali

Preface

In this book we have the great privilege to coordinate a special overview of the
laboratory diagnoses of certain infectious disease agents. The chapters have been
written by some of the gifted scientists who are experts in this field. The book deals
with some of the aspects of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites
and protozoa as well as autoimmune disease. Microbiologists, infectious disease
specialists, and immunologistall contributed to this volume. Indeed, our main goal
was to cover a broad range of the characteristics of the infectious diseases caused by
different microorganisms and to provide current, state-of-the-art guidelines on
serological laboratory diagnosis.
In the last part of this volume, an autoimmune disease is addressed in the form of a
diagnostic method.
We sincerely hope that this book will be of help and interest to all infectious disease
specialists and healthcare providers involved in the diagnosis and care of patients as
well as plants.

Moslih Al-Moslih
Adjunct Professor, Infectious Disease Section,
Dept of Pediatrics, College of Medicine,
University of Colorado, Denver,
USA

Part 1
Serological Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases