Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
American Society for Microbiology (Verlag)
978-1-55581-380-2 (ISBN)
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Covers human medical parasitology and provides comprehensive, relevant diagnostic methods in comprehensive tome. * Presents complete information on individual parasites and provides information related to life cycles, morphology, disease presentations in the immunocompetent and compromised patient, diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, and prevention. * Offers clear and complete diagnostic procedures for use in the clinical microbiology laboratory, describing traditional and rapid techniques used for parasite detection and identification. * Reviews more than 3,000 papers published since the previous edition. * Offers a brand-new section containing medical case histories.
This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Table of Contents
Part I. Clinically Important Human Parasites
1. Philosophy and Approach to Diagnostic Parasitology
2. Intestinal Protozoa: Amebae
3. Intestinal Protozoa: Flagellates and Ciliates
4. Intestinal Protozoa (Coccidia and Microsporidia) and Algae
5. Free-Living Amebae
6. Protozoa from Other Body Sites
7. Malaria and Babesiosis
8. Leishmaniasis
9. Trypanosomiasis
10. Intestinal Nematodes
11. Tissue Nematodes
12. Filarial Nematodes
13. Intestinal Cestodes
14. Tissue Cestodes: Larval Forms
15. Intestinal Trematodes
16. Liver and Lung Trematodes
17. Blood Trematodes: Schistosomes
18. Unusual Parasitic Infections
19. Parasitic Infections in the Compromised Host
20. Nosocomial and Laboratory-Acquired Infections
21. Immunology of Parasitic Infections
22. Antibody and Antigen Detection in Parasitic Infections
23. Histologic Identification of Parasites
24. Medically Important Arthropods
25. Treatment of Parasitic Infections
Part II. Diagnostic Procedures
26. Collection, Preservation, and Shipment of Fecal Specimens
27. Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination of Fecal Specimens
28. Additional Techniques for Stool Examination
29. Examination of Other Specimens from the Intestinal Tract and the Urogenital System
30. Sputum, Aspirates, and Biopsy Material
31. Procedures for Detecting Blood Parasites
32. Parasite Recovery: Culture Methods, Animal Inoculation, and Xenodiagnosis
33. Fixation and Special Preparation of Fecal Parasite Specimens and Arthropods
34. Artifacts That Can Be Confused with Parasitic Organisms
35. Equipment, Supplies, Safety, and Quality System Recommendations for a Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory: Factors Influencing Future Laboratory Practice
36. Medical Parasitology: Case Histories
Appendixes
Appendix 1. Information Tables
Appendix 2. Flowcharts and Staining Tables for Diagnostic Procedures
Appendix 3. Common Problems in Parasite Identification
Appendix 4. Quality Control Recording Sheets
Appendix 5. Commercial Supplies and Suppliers
Appendix 6. Reference Sources
Appendix 7. Color Plates of Diagnostic Stages of Human Parasites
Appendix 8. "Late-Breaking" Published Information
| Verlagsort | Washington DC |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 3644 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55581-380-1 / 1555813801 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55581-380-2 / 9781555813802 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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