- This was very interesting. Most of this information was unknown when I first became a CLS more than 30 years ago. I inhaled the information like candy. I was familiar with some of it due to normal work, but some was much more specialized than what I do as a generalist. Thank you for the enjoyable challenge.

I. Nature of the Immune System
1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
2. Innate Immunity
3. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex
4. Adaptive Immunity
5. Antibody Structure and Function
6. Cytokines
7. The Complement System
II. Basic Immunological Procedures
8. Safety and Quality Management
9. Principles of Serological Testing
10. Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions
11. Labeled Immunoassays
12. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
13. Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation
III. Immune Disorders
14. Hypersensitivity
15. Autoimmunity
16. Transplantation Immunology
17. Tumor Immunology
18. Immunoproliferative Diseases
19. Immunodeficiency Diseases
IV. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
20. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections
21. Spirochete Diseases
22. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections
23. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections
24. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection
25. Immunization and Vaccines
Glossary
References
Answer Key
Index