Authors:David Oriel, Geoff Ridgway, Julius Schachter, David T
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: chlamydial, infections, sanderstead, june, human, surrey, international, proceedings, sixth, symposium
Number of Pages: 610
Published: 1986-09-26
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 052132453X
ISBN-13: 9780521324533

This volume provides a timely and authoritative account of Chlamydia and of the widespread, debilitating consequences of these microbial infections on humans. Sexually transmitted disease caused by C. trachomatis and the resulting infertility is of global importance. Trachoma itself is the world’s major cause of preventable blindness affecting some 400 million people. C psittaci produces serious infection in a wide range of animals as well as in man. Growing awareness of the clinical importance of chlarnydial infection has been paralleled by an explosion in basic research on Chlamydia. L

Authors:William Robert Bowie, Harlan D. Caldwell, Robert P.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: infections, chlamydial
Number of Pages: 623
Published: 1990-05-25
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 0521390826
ISBN-13: 9780521390828

This latest volume arising from the Seventh Symposium, follows the pattern of its successful predecessor (CUP, 1986) to provide a wide ranging and contemporary account of chlamydial research. Chlamydia continue to be a major cause of sexually transmitted disease and infertility in man; there is growing awareness that they may be an important co-factor in the spread of AIDS. The international Chlamydia symposia, held every four years, bring together the world’s leading researchers on the infectious organisms. The resulting volume contains state of the art reviews on topics such as antib