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Human Papillomavirus Infections: From the Laboratory to Clinical Practice
Author(s): Fernando Cobo (Author)
- Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
- Publication Date: August 10, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 168 pages
- ISBN-10: 1907568743
- ISBN-13: 9781907568749
Book Description
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide, both in men and women. Human papillomavirus infections provides the scientific background needed to understand the natural history and pathogenesis of HPV infection and offers discussion of its clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The book begins with chapters covering the epidemiology, virology, history and transmission of the infection, as well as its pathogenesis and clinical features. Following a discussion of the relationship between HPV and cancer, chapters in the second half of the book look at diagnosis, testing and treatment. The book concludes with detailed coverage of the prevention of HPV through worldwide vaccination programmes.
- Covers all the important issues relating to both male and female HPV infection
- Provides overview of the current knowledge about epidemiology, basic virology, pathogenesis and diagnosis methods
- Explores the relationship between HPV and cancer
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This succinct review of the various facets of HPV invection and disease will be very useful for the intended audiences interested in this subject…There are no comparable books.” –Doody’s Reviews
About the Author
Dr Fernando Cobo is a specialist in microbiology working in the Microbiology Department of the Hospital de Poniente, Spain, and has previously worked at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nievas and the Stem Cell Bank of Andalucía. He is a member of several professional societies including the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 books, 90 book chapters, and 120 national and international conference papers.
