CELL WALL DEFICIENT FORMS: STEALTH PATHOGENS

Mattman, Lida H.

ISBN 10: 0849387671 / ISBN 13: 9780849387678

Published by CRC Press, 2001

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Circa 2001. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. "Lida Mattman writes beautifully and with great humor about cell wall deficient forms (CWD) i.e., stealth pathogen. Understanding CWD forms and their role in emerging global infections has a great impact on our survival." Third Edition. After perusing this volume, you should know: 1. What organism should be added to the childhood vaccine, especially for boys? 2. What bacterium in its pleomorphic state is found in direct smears of synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis cases? 3. In what chronic disease is an acid-fast organism routinely found in smears of 72-h blood cultures in any routine medium? 4. Which "bacterium" has a life cycle in the human erythrocyte as complex as that of Plasmodium malaria? 5. The L form, of which common pathogen can permanently damage mammaliam myocardium. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations416 pages including index. 2nd printing of the third edition. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CELL WALL DEFICIENT FORMS: STEALTH PATHOGENS
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0849387671
• ISBN 13: 9780849387678
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Numerous infectious diseases are described as idiopathic, meaning that "the cause is a complete mystery." For many idiopathic diseases, the causes become clear when certain techniques are applied to the patient's blood or other tissues. Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens, Third Edition describes these techniques. In the case of tuberculosis, a disease that has recently regained importance because the strains have acquired antibiotic resistance, the book describes a method that is widely used abroad. This method typically renders the diagnosis within 72 hours. The book examines a plethora of issues and provides answers to the following questions:

What organism should be added to the childhood vaccine, especially for boys?

What bacteria in its pleomorphic state is found in direct smears of synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis cases?

In which chronic diseases ( presently considered as being of unknown origin) is an acid-fast organism routinely found in smears of 72 hour blood cultures?

Which "bacterium" has a life cycle in the human erythrocyte as complex as that of Plasmodium malaria?

Which common pathogen's L Form can permanently damage myocardium mammaliam?
Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens, Third Edition discloses significant aspects of microbiology, aspects that are not taught, and which go unrecognized in the clinical laboratory.

About the Author

Lida H. Mattman