Applied Virology Research: New Diagnostic Procedures

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Diagnosis Improvements in Virus Infections of Clinical Importance....Pages 1-9
Diagnosis of HIV Infection and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)....Pages 11-31
The Use of Transcription-based Amplification Systems in the Diagnosis of HIV-1 Infections....Pages 33-58
The Molecular Genetics of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and its Use in the Diagnosis of HCV Infections....Pages 59-71
Synthetic Peptides in Virology....Pages 73-85
Fast Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction on Boiled Clinical Samples for Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections....Pages 87-99
Digoxigenin Labeled Probes and their Use in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Infections....Pages 101-112
Biospecific Interaction Analysis in Real Time Using a Biosensor System with Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection....Pages 113-129
Application of Recombinant Antigens for the Diagnosis of Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection....Pages 131-143
Automation of the Detection of DNA Sequences for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections....Pages 145-156
Current Electron Microscopic Methods in Diagnostic Virology....Pages 157-167
Back Matter....Pages 169-174