Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Microbiology

✍ Scribed by John A. Washington II M.D. (auth.), John A. Washington II (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 892
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Although there are a number of comprehensive books in clinical micro­ biology, there remains a need for a manual that can be used in the clinical laboratory to guide the daily performance of its work. Most of the existing publications provide detailed and precise information, for example, by which a microorganism can be characterized and identified beyond any doubt; however, the number of tests involved in this process exceeds the capabilities and resources of most clinical laboratories and are irrele­ vant for patient care. It is, therefore, necessary in any clinical laboratory to extract from reference manuals, textbooks, and journals those tests and procedures that are to be used to complete the daily workload as efficiently and accurately as possible. It is also essential in the clinical laboratory to determine, on the basis of the kind of specimen being exam­ ined, which microorganisms are clinically relevant and require isolation and identification and which should either be excluded selectively or simply regarded as indigenous flora and, therefore, not specifically identi­ fied. Cost and time limit a laboratory's resources, and priorities must be established for handling the workload. The procedures described in the second edition of this manual are those selected by our staff for use in the clinical laboratory on the basis of clinic~l relevance, accuracy, reproducibility, and efficiency. Alternative procedures, when considered equivalent on the basis of personal or pub­ lished experience, have been included where appropriate.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Collection and Handling of Specimens....Pages 1-69
Direct Examination of Specimens....Pages 71-93
Initial Processing for Cultures of Specimens....Pages 95-123
Aerobic and Facultatively Anaerobic Bacteria....Pages 125-313
Anaerobic Bacteria....Pages 315-378
Mycobacteria and Nocardia....Pages 379-418
Fungi....Pages 419-500
Chlamydiae....Pages 501-517
Mycoplasmas....Pages 519-535
Viruses....Pages 537-624
Parasites....Pages 625-687
Special Tests of Antimicrobial Activity....Pages 689-745
Back Matter....Pages 747-885

✦ Subjects

Biochemistry, general; Medical Microbiology; Cell Biology