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In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Susan Tuddenham brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Sexually Transmitted Infections. STIs are on the rise in the United States, and concerns for developing drug resistance and new and emerging infections may complicate management. In this issue, top experts in the field provide updates on some of the most important issues in STI diagnosis and management, highlighting new information and practical approaches relevant to primary care practice.Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including taking a sexual history: best practices; herpes simplex virus: a practical guide to diagnosis, management, and patient counselling for the primary care clinician; update on monkeypox; sexual health and the transgender patient; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on sexually transmitted infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

The mass spectrometry technique, based on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and time of flight mass spectrometry, used for the determination of the properties of cells, is called mass cytometry. In this method, antibodies are coupled with isotopically pure elements and are utilized to label the cellular proteins. Cells are nebulized and passed through argon plasma, which leads to the ionization of the metal-conjugated antibodies. Time of flight mass spectrometer then analyzes the metal signals. This technique overcomes the constraints of spectral overlap in flow cytometry as it makes use of distinct isotopes as reporter system in place of traditional fluorophores which have broad emission spectra. Mass cytometry has research applications in the field of medical science that includes immunology, hematology, and oncology. It is also utilized for examining hematopoiesis, cell cycle, cytokine expression, and differential signaling responses. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in the field of mass cytometry. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by it.