| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xx, 1202 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Philosophy and approach to diagnostic parasitology -- Intestinal protozoa: amebae -- Intestinal protozoa: flagellates and ciliates -- Intestinal protozoa (coccidia and microsporidia) and algae -- Free-living amebae -- Protozoa from other body sites -- Malaria and babesiosis -- Leishmaniasis -- Trypanosomiasis -- Intestinal nematodes -- Tissue nematodes -- Filarial nematodes -- Intestinal cestodes -- Tissue cestodes : larval forms -- Intestinal trematodes -- Liver and lung trematodes -- Blood trematodes : schistosomes -- Unusual parasitic infections -- Parasitic infections in the compromised host -- Nosocomial and laboratory-acquired infections -- Immunology of parasitic infections -- Antibody and antigen detection in parasitic infections -- Histologic identification of parasites -- Medically important arthropods -- Treatment of parasitic infections -- Collection, preservation, and shipment of fecal specimens -- Macroscopic and microscopic examination of fecal specimens -- Additional techniques for stool examination -- Examination of other specimens from the intestinal tract and the urogenital system -- Sputum, aspirates, and biopsy material -- Procedures for detecting blood parasites -- Parasite recovery: culture methods, animal inoculation, and xenodiagnosis -- Fixation and special preparation of fecal parasite specimens and arthropods -- Artifacts that can be confused with parasitic organisms -- Equipment, supplies, safety, and quality system recommendations for a diagnostic parasitology laboratory : factors influencing future laboratory practice -- Medical parasitology : case histories. |
| Subject |
Diagnostic parasitology.
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Parasitic Diseases -- diagnosis.
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| ISBN |
1555813801 |
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9781555813802 |
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