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Author Mattman, Lida H.

Title Cell wall deficient forms : stealth pathogens / Lida H. Mattman
Edition 3rd ed
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (442 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Preface; Author; Contents; Dedication; 1. History; 2. Definitions; 3. Comparing Mycoplasma, CWD Forms, and Rickettsia; 4. Properties and Peculiarities; 5. Composition of Cell Wall Deficient Forms; 6. Disclosures by Electron Microscopy; 7. Public Health and Nosocomial Facets; 8. Immunology; 9. Induction by Antibiotics, Organic Compounds, and Miscellaneous Factors; 10. Reversion and Revertants; 11. Septicemia and Cardiopathies; 12. Intracellular Growth of CWD Forms; 13. L-Forms in Thrombi; 14. Urinary Tract Infections: Idiopathic Hematuria, Interstitial Cystitis, and Others
15. Listeria monocytogenes Studies16. Latency and Persistence; 17. Meningitis and Associated Conditions; 18. Rheumatic Fever and Erysipelas; 19. Joint and Bone Disease; 20. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Atypicals; 21. Sarcoidosis; 22. Leprosy; 23. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis; 24. Characteristics of Filtrable Forms; 25. Spirochetae; 26. Toxin Formation; 27. Fungi; 28. Sensitivity to Antimicrobial Agents; 29. Miscellaneous Disease and Malfunctions; 30. Phage; 31. Bacteriocins; 32. Entomology; 33. Ecology; 34. Soil Microorganisms; 35. Microbes and Malignancies
36. Artifacts and Contaminants37. The Placenta; 38. Media, Methods, and Stains; 39. Identification; Appendix
Summary 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 pl
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Subject L-form bacteria -- Pathogenicity.
Atypical Bacterial Forms -- pathogenicity
Cell Wall -- physiology
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
L-form bacteria -- Pathogenicity
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781420036688
1420036688
9781482275216
148227521X