AIDS Testing

1. Introduction.- 1.Testing for Human Retrovirus Infections: Medical Indications and Ethical Considerations.- 2.Biology of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses.- 3.Immunology of HIV Infection.- 2. Laboratory Issues of Testing.- 4.FDA Regulation of HIV-Related Tests and Procedures.- 5.Detection of HIV Infection Using Serologic Techniques.- 6.Quality Control for HIV Testing.- 7.HIV Culture.- 8.Direct Detection of HIV Infection Using Nucleic Amplification Techniques.- 9.Use of Flow Cytometry to Enumerate Lymphocyte Populations in HIV Disease.- 10. Prognostic Indicators for Progression of HIV Disease.- 11.Testing for Other Human Retroviruses: HTLV-I and HTLV-II.- 3. Applications.- 12.HIV Testing in Blood Banks.- 13.HIV Testing for Organ and Tissue Transplantation.- 14.Programs for Routine, Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing of Patients in Acute-Care Hospitals.- 15.HIV Testing for Life Insurance.- 16.HIV Infection in Children.- 17.Molecular Epidemiology of AIDS.- 4. Psychosocial and LegalIssues.- 18.HIV Counseling and Testing: What Is It and How Well Does It Work?.- 19.Legal Aspects of AIDS: The Chasm Between Public Health Practices and Societal Norms.- 20.HIV Education in the Workplace.- 5. Management Issues.- 21.Standards of Laboratory Practice for HIV Testing.- 22.HIV Biosafety: Guidelines and Regulations.- 23.Management of Occupational Exposure to HIV.- 24. Preventing HIV Transmission in Health Care Settings.

"AIDS Testing is useful to so many people that librarians will want to chain it to their shelves...This book makes a significant contribution to AIDS education and may help to promote the public health measures and behaviour modification needed to forestall catastrophe." Virus Research