Title Basic Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Bacteriology

Published Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (177 pages) Contents Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Quality assurance in bacteriology -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Internal quality control -- External quality assessment -- Blood -- Cerebrospinal fluid -- Urine -- Stool -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Lower respiratory tract infections -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Purulent exudates, wounds and abscesses -- Anaerobic bacteriology -- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing -- Serological tests -- Introduction -- Pathogens, media and diagnostic reagents -- Selected further reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z Summary This manual is a practical guide, for use by laboratory workers in health centres and district hospitals, to the procedures to be followed in obtaining specimens, isolating and identifying bacteria, and assessing their resistance to antibiotics. It covers bacteriological investigation of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, sputum, pharyngeal and genital specimens, and purulent exudates. Particular attention is given to the need for quality control of all laboratory procedures. A list of media and reagents needed for the isolation and identification of the most common bacterial pathogens Analysis Diagnostic bacteriology Notes English Print version record Subject Diagnostic bacteriology -- Laboratory manuals Technology. Diagnosis. Bacteriology -- Technique. Medical laboratory technology. Quality control. Microbiological Techniques Technology Investigative Techniques Diagnosis Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Technology, Industry, Agriculture Bacteriological Techniques Laboratory Techniques and Procedures Clinical Laboratory Techniques Quality Control diagnosis. quality control. Technology Quality control Medical laboratory technology Diagnosis Bacteriology -- Technique Diagnostic bacteriology Genre/Form Laboratory manuals Form Electronic book Author Engbaek, Kraesten Piot, Peter ISBN 9789241545457 9241545453 924068011X 9789240680111

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