Stevens's Clinical Immunology A Laboratory Perspective

by Miller, Linda E.

• ISBN13: 9781719650717
• ISBN10: 1719650713
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781719655682
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2026-02-02
• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
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Summary

The perfect balance of theory and practice!

Here’s the practical introduction you need to understand and apply the essential theoretical principles of clinical immunology and the serological and molecular techniques commonly used in the laboratory. Each chapter is a complete learning module with learning outcomes, chapter outlines, theoretical principles, illustrations, and definitions of relevant terminology. Review questions and case studies help you assess your mastery of the material. 

An access code inside new printed texts unlocks Lab Exercises and Branching Case Studies online at FADavis.com with more opportunities to apply theory to clinical laboratory practice. 

Great immunology book!“A must have to anyone in an immunology class.”—Online Reviewer

“I just LOVE this book.This book is written WELL! Short chapters and VERY compact!”—Nadezeda S., Student, Online Reviewer

• New & Updated! Incorporating advances in understanding of immunology concepts and advances in laboratory techniques and their applications
• New & Expanded! Coverage of laboratory testing and treatments for immunologic diseases; nucleic acid isolation; CRISPR-Cas9 and next-generation sequencing; classification systems for immunoproliferative diseases and immunodeficiency diseases; tuberculosis and testing; relapsing fever; influenza viruses A and B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2, retroviruses, human T-cell lymphotropic virus, and mRNA and viral vector vaccines
• New! “Knowledge Check” recall questions to test students’ understanding of important content in each chapter 
• New! “Critical-Thinking” questions that ask students to apply their new knowledge of major concepts
• New & Expanded! More full-color line drawings and photographs of assay results as well as additional study guides and review questions to reinforce concepts
• Case studies that make topics more relevant and help to explain the “big picture”
• “Connections” and “Clinical Correlation” boxes that recall information from the previous chapters and bridge theory with real-world clinical diagnosis and testing

Table of Contents

SECTION I: Nature of the Immune System
Chapter 1: Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, EdD, MT(ASCP) and Linda E. Miller. PhD, I, MBCM(ASCP)SI

Chapter 2: Innate Immunity
Linda E. Miller. PhD, I, MBCM(ASCP)SI

Chapter 3: Antibody Structure and Function
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)SI

Chapter 4: Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex
Aaron Glass, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)

Chapter 5: Adaptive Immunity
Aaron Glass, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)

Chapter 6: Cytokines
Linda E. Miller, PhD, I, MB CM (ASCP) SI

Chapter 7: The Complement System
Ashley Frazer-Abel, PhD, D(ABMLI) and Bradley Dixon, MD

SECTION II: BASIC IMMUNOLOGIC PROCEDURES
Chapter 8: Safety and Quality Management
Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo, MLS(ASCP)SH

Chapter 9: Principles of Serological Testing
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM (ASCP) SI, Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, EdD, MT (ASCP), and Marnie Imhoff, MA, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM

Chapter 10: Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions
Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, EdD, MT(ASCP), Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)SI, and Marnie Imhoff, MA, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM

Chapter 11: Labeled Immunoassays
Paul R. Johnson, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), DABCC

Chapter 12: Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Lela Buckingham, PhD, MB(ASCP), DLM(ASCP)

Chapter 13: Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation
Magenta Love, MS, MLS (ASCP)SCYM and Audrey Grimaldi, DHSc, MS, MLS (ASCP)

SECTION III IMMUNE DISORDERS
Chapter 14: Hypersensitivity
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)SI

Chapter 15: Autoimmunity
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)SI

Chapter 16: Transplantation Immunology
John L. Schmitz, PhD, D(ABMLI, ABHI)

Chapter 17: Tumor Immunology
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP) SI

Chapter 18: Immunoproliferative Diseases
Stephen M. Wiesner, PhD, MT(ASCP), FACSc and Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP) SI

Chapter 19: Immunodeficiency Diseases and Inborn Errors of Immunity
Linda E. Miller, PhD, I,MBCM(ASCP)SI

SECTION IV SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Chapter 20: Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections
James L. Vossler, MS, MLSCM(ASCP) SMCM

Chapter 21: Spirochete Diseases
Rachael M. Hagerman, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM MBCM

Chapter 22: Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections
James L. Vossler, MS, MLSCM(ASCP)SMCM

Chapter 23: Serological and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)SI and Deborah Josko, PhD, MLT(ASCP)M, SM

Chapter 24: Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Retroviruses
Linda E. Miller, PhD, I, MBCM(ASCP)SI and Audrey Grimaldi, DHSc, MS, MLS(ASCP)

Chapter 25: Immunization and Vaccines
Linda E. Miller, PhD, MBCM(ASCP)SI

Glossary
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Answer Key
Index