Molecular and Cell Biology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Molecular and Cell Biology of Human Diseases Series)

__Molecular and Cell Biology of Human Diseases__ reviews the status of research on a range of sexually transmitted diseases whose incidence has paralleled the increase in HIV infection and examines the ways in which new methods are influencing current practice and are likely to shape future management. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Molecular mechanisms of antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae ....Pages 1-22 Molecular biology of chlamydiae....Pages 23-53 Sexually transmitted mycoplasmas in humans....Pages 55-83 Molecular biology of Treponema pallidum ....Pages 85-129 Molecular biology of Candida pathogenesis....Pages 131-172 Molecular analysis of Trichomonas vaginalis surface protein repertoires....Pages 173-202 Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis delta virus....Pages 203-232 Molluscum contagiosum virus....Pages 233-257 Molecular biology of herpes simplex virus....Pages 259-281 Anti-idiotypic therapeutic strategies in HIV infection....Pages 283-308 Back Matter....Pages 309-318

molecular And Cell Biology Of Human Diseases Reviews The Status Of Research On A Range Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Whose Incidence Has Paralleled The Increase In Hiv Infection And Examines The Ways In Which New Methods Are Influencing Current Practice And Are Likely To Shape Future Management.