CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Description

Keep abreast of thelatest advances in this complex field with the 5th Edition of ClinicalImmunology: Principles and Practice. This substantially revised edition by Drs.Robert R. Rich, Thomas A. Fleisher, William T. Shearer, Harry W. Schroeder, Jr., Anthony J. Frew, andCornelia M. Weyand, offers authoritative guidancefrom some of the most respected global leaders in immunology, helping younavigate today's latest knowledge and evidence-based practices that result inimproved patient care. This trusted resource features sweeping content updates,rewritten chapters, a highly clinical perspective, and an easy-to-useorganization designed to enhance your diagnosis and management skills in dailypractice.

Key Features

• User-friendly format features color-coded boxes highlighting critical information on Key Concepts, Clinical Pearls, Clinical Relevance, and Therapeutic Principles.

New to this Edition

• Includes new chapters on the Microbiota in Immunity and Inflammation, Immune Responses to Fungi, and Genetics and Genomics of Immune Response.

• Features extensive revisions to many chapters, including the Major Histocompatibility Complex, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes and Related Autoimmune Diseases, Biologic Modifiers of Inflammation and Tumor Immunotherapy.

• Covers hot topics such as the role of genetics and genomics in immune response and immunologic disease, atherosclerosis, recurrent fever syndromes, aging and deficiencies of innate immunity, the role of microbiota in normal immune system development and the pathogenesis of immunologic and inflammatory diseases, and novel therapeutics.

• Addresses notable advances in key areas such as the importance of the microbiota to normal immune system development and to the pathogenesis of immunologic and inflammatory diseases; relationships between the innate and adaptive immune systems; progress in rapid and cost-effective genomics; cell signaling pathways and the structure of cell-surface molecules; and many more.

• Summarizes promising research and development anticipated over the next 5-10 years with "On the Horizon" boxes and discussion of translational research.

• Includes new multiple choice questions in every chapter online, ideal for allergists and rheumatologists seeking certification or recertification in these subspecialties.

• Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Author Information
By Robert R. Rich, MD, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, University ofAlabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA; Thomas AFleisher, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics,USUHA, Chief, Department of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Natonal Institutes ofHealth, Bethesda MD, USA; William T. Shearer, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor Collegeof Medicine, Chief, Allergy and Immunology Service, Texas Children's Hospital,Houston, TX, USA; Harry Schroeder, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, andGenetics; Anthony J. Frew, MD, FRCP, Professor ofAllergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Respiratory Medicine, BrightonGeneral Hospital, Brighton, UK and Cornelia M. Weyand,MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine,Department of Medicine: Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford, CA, USA