Medical parasitology : a practical approach
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Medical parasitology : a practical approach
（The practical approach series, v.152）
IRL Press at Oxford University Press, c1995
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780199633005
Description
This is a concise yet comprehensive practical manual, enabling all those involved in the diagnosis of disease, caused by parasites, to provide both a competent and up-to-date service. There is also sufficient information on the biology of parasites provided to ensure that the book is a valuable resource for educational courses teaching parasitology in both the developed and devloping World.
Table of Contents
- 1. Strategies for the diagnosis of parasitic infections
- 2. Malaria
- 3. Toxoplasmosis
- 4. Pneumocystis carinii
- 5. Intestinal protozoa
- 6. Diagnosis of intestinal amoebic infection
- 7. Trichomonads
- 8. Leishmania and Trypanosoma
- 9. Migrating worms
- 10. Schistosomiasis
- 11. Hydotidosis and cysticercosis - larval cestodes
- 12. Microfilariae
- 13. Diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections
- 14. Histopathology of parasitic diseases
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: hbk ISBN 9780199633012
Description
Increased travel to tropical countries has been matched by a marked increase in the West of infections such as malaria and schistosomiasis. This comprehensive practical manual is designed for use in routine diagnostic microbiology laboratories and specialist labs diagnosing human parasites. All of the major groups of parasites are dealt with in separate sections which include detailed protocols and recommendations for the diagnosis of infections. Contributors provide information and practical guidance appropriate for both the developed and developing worlds. Contents: Strategies for the diagnosis of parasitic infections; Malaria; Toxoplasmosis; Pneumocystis carinii; Intestinal protozoa; Diagnosis of intestinal amoebic infection; Trichomonads; Leishmania and Trypanosoma; Migrating worms; Schistosomiasis; Hydatidosis and cysticercosis - larval cestodes; Microfilariae; Diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections; Histopathology of parasitic diseases. This book is intended for medical laboratory scientific officers, lab technicians, clinical pathologists, postgraduate students studying at the Schools of Tropical Medicine.
Table of Contents
1.: Strategies for the diagnosis of parasitic infections. 2.: Malaria. 3.: Toxoplasmosis. 4.: Pneumocystis carinii. 5.: Intestinal protozoa. 6.: Diagnosis of intestinal amoebic infection. 7.: Trichomonads. 8.: Leishmania and Trypanosoma. 9.: Migrating worms. 10.: Schistosomiasis. 11.: Hydotidosis and cysticercosis - larval cestodes. 12.: Microfilariae. 13.: Diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections. 14.: Histopathology of parasitic diseases
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