Basic laboratory procedures in clinical bacteriology
β Scribed by J. Vandepitte and J. Verhaegen, K. Engbaek, P. Rohner, P. Piot, C.C. Heuck
- Publisher
- World Health Organization
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 175
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Contents
Introduction 1
Quality assurance in bacteriology 2
Quality criteria in microbiology
Internal quality control
Culture media
Antibiotic susceptibility tests
Maintenance and use of stock cultures
External quality assessment
PART I Bacteriological investigations 19
Blood 20
Cerebrospinal fluid 25
Urine 30
Stool 37
Upper respiratory tract infections 60
Lower respiratory tract infections 66
Sexually transmitted diseases 76
ο»ΏPurulent exudates, wounds and abscesses 86
Anaerobic bacteriology 98
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing 103
Serological tests 122
PART II Essential media and reagents 141
Introduction 142
Pathogens, media and diagnostic reagents 143
Selected further reading 154
Index
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