A Guide to Specimen Management in Clinical Microbiology

J. M. Miller (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

175 Seiten

1996
American Society for Microbiology (Verlag)
978-1-55581-105-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This complete guide to specimen management in microbiology should be a useful reference for all clients of clinical laboratories. It provides summary charts for quick reference for bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology specimens.

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Inappropriate handling and management of microbiology specimens before they arrive in the laboratory can severely impair the validity of the test result upon which the clinician relies for diagnosis and treatment. This volume provides a complete guide to specimen management in microbiology. It should be a useful reference for all clients of clinical laboratories, and provides summary charts for quick reference for bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology specimens.

Inhalt

How to use this book. Part 1 Communicating laboratory needs: specimen management policies and rationale; specimen collection and processing. Part 2 Gastrointestinal specimens. Part 3 Urine specimens. Part 4 Wound specimens. Part 5 Genital specimens. Part 6 Body fluid specimens. Part 7 Respiratory tract specimens. Part 8 Virus, chlamydia, rickettsia, fungi. Part 9 Specimen management - summary tables.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 20 illustrations, tables, references
• Verlagsort: Washington DC
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 497 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Laboratoriumsmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• ISBN-10: 1-55581-105-1 / 1555811051
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55581-105-1 / 9781555811051
• Zustand: Neuware