Introduction to diagnostic microbiology for the laboratory sciences /
Maria Dannessa Delost, PhD, MT(ASC-P), Professor and Director of Medical Laboratory Programs, Department of Health Professions, The Bitonte College of Health & Human Services, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH.
- xvi, 587 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to clinical microbiology -- Safety in the clinical microbiology laboratory -- Specimen collection, transport, and processing -- Microscopy, staining, and traditional methods of examination -- Automation, immunodiagnostics, and molecular methods used to identify microorganisms -- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing -- Staphylococci and other catalase positive gram positive cocci -- Streptococci, enterococcus, and related organisms -- Neisseria -- Enterobacteriaceae -- Nonfermentative gram-negative Bacilli -- Miscellaneous gram-negative Bacilli I: oxidase positive fermenters -- Miscellaneous gram-negative Bacilli II -- Gram-positive Bacilli -- Spirochetes -- Anaerobes -- Mycobacterium -- Chlamydia, mycoplasma, and rickettsiae -- Instruction to virology -- Introduction to medical mycology -- Introduction to medical parasitology -- Clinical specimens.
1284032310 (pbk.) 9781284032314 (pbk.)
2013034746
Diagnostic microbiology--Textbooks. Clinical Laboratory Techniques--Problems and Exercises. Microbiological Techniques--Problems and Exercises.