Immunity Methods Of Diagnosis And Therapy And Their Practical Application

Author : Julius Bernhard Citron
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330366486
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book Immunity, Methods of Diagnosis and Therapy and Their Practical Application written by Julius Bernhard Citron and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Immunity, Methods of Diagnosis and Therapy and Their Practical Application This book is to serve a purely practical purpose. The methods of serum diagnosis, on account of their growing clinical significance, are constantly stimulating greater interest in all branches of medical science. While giving instruction in this subject, I realized that it would be of great help to both the medical student and physician if they possessed a short text-book which would review in a purely critical form the various methods of immunity diagnosis, especially those relating to tuberculosis and syphilis. The two systems of Kolle and Wassermann, and R. Kraus and Levaditi are doubtless the standards on the subject in German medical literature. On account of their size and price, however, these volumes come to be sought only by the specialist. It was therefore my aim in this book to so present the subject of immunity that the general medical man, who is even slightly acquainted with laboratory work, can learn the details of the various reactions and their significance. In selecting the different methods, I have taken up those which are used in the clinic for diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic purposes. In addition there are herein included certain fundamental considerations of questions on immunity which for the present are only of theoretical interest, but which owing to the rapid development of the subject, may soon become of practical importance. I have endeavored especially to place before the reader a critical review of the results of the various methods. In the description of technical details, the original articles of the author have been selected; modifications having been considered, only provided they exhibit distinct advantages over the original method. I here wish to express my thanks to my teacher Prof. Wassermann, under whose guidance and stimulus I gained my laboratory experience; also to my chief Prof. Kraus whose clinical genius proved to me the practical importance that this subject of immunity commands. To the publishers as well, whose kind cooperation in all my plans as regards publication and illustration, greatly simplified my work, I extend my heartiest appreciation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.