Completely revised, this compact guide helps laboratory associates locate answers to the most commonly asked questions they encounter in their daily business. The author has organized the information to follow the lab process - from differential diagnosis to specimen collection, transport, and processing; identification, susceptibility testing, immunodiagnostic testing, and finally, reportable diseases. Each major group of microbes - bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites - is discussed in an individual section. As an ...
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Completely revised, this compact guide helps laboratory associates locate answers to the most commonly asked questions they encounter in their daily business. The author has organized the information to follow the lab process - from differential diagnosis to specimen collection, transport, and processing; identification, susceptibility testing, immunodiagnostic testing, and finally, reportable diseases. Each major group of microbes - bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites - is discussed in an individual section. As an added feature, the guide presents a uniform approach to the taxonomy of the organisms, clearly showing the relationships among the many clinically relevant microbes.
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