![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Microbiology, Fifth Edition](/sites/dl/free/0072320419/title/PRESCOTT5E02SP.jpg) Microbiology, 5/e Lansing M Prescott,
Augustana College Donald A Klein,
Colorado State University John P Harley,
Eastern Kentucky University
Medical Immunology
Chapter OverviewUnderstanding host defenses has many practical applications in the field of medicine. This chapter examines those applications. It begins with a discussion of vaccines and immunization procedures. It then describes disorders of the immune system. The chapter closes with a discussion of in vitro antigen-antibody interactions. These are particularly useful in diagnostic procedures.
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