A Physician's Guide for the Collection and Handling of Bacteriological and Viral Specimens

Stephen J. Cavalieri, Gilles R. G. Monif (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

62 Seiten

1995
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-880906-41-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This pocket guide covers techniques for collecting and handling bacteriological and virological specimens for analysis. The main sections look at gram-staining, bacterial cultures, cultures for mycobacteria, bacterial transport media; viruses and chlamydia cultures.

Inhalt

Part 1 Direct examination: gram stain. Part 2 Obtaining valid bacterial cultures: skin cultures; anaerobic cultures; blood cultures; respiratory tract cultures; cerebrospinal fluid cultures; other body fluid cultures; urine cultures; cultures for neisseria gonorrhoea; stool cultures; eye cultures. Part 3 Cultures for mycobacteria specimen selection, collection and staining: the patient producing sputum; the patient producing minimal sputum; staining for mycobacteria. Part 4 Types of bacterial transport media: types of transport media; isolation of unusual bacterial pathogens. Part 5 Laboratory detection of viruses: herpes simplex virus; cytomegaloviruses; virus isolation guides; specimen collection for virus isolation; specimen collection for chlamydia cultures; future rapid diagnosis techniques.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.1995
• Zusatzinfo: illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Laboratoriumsmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
• ISBN-10: 1-880906-41-4 / 1880906414
• ISBN-13: 978-1-880906-41-5 / 9781880906415
• Zustand: Neuware