Diagnostic medical parasitology

By David A. Bruckner and Lynne Shore Garcia

Diagnostic Medical Parasitology is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the diagnosis of parasitic diseases in humans. Written by two authors with years of practical laboratory experience, this book serves as a how to text for all diagnostic procedures in the identification of parasitic infections. The first section of Diagnostic Medical Parasitology is a thorough presentation of parasites seen in the clinical laboratory. Each is accompanied by drawings, identification charts, photographs, the parasite's life cycle, diagnostic laboratory procedures, interpretation of laboratory results, and diagnostic tips. The text includes the treatment, epidemiology and prevention for each parasitic disease. This section also includes chapters on the immuno-compromised patient, nosocomial and laboratory-acquired infections, unusual parasitic organisms, and medical important arthropods. The second part of the book details both common and specialized laboratory techniques needed to diagnose parasitic infections. You'll find easy-to-follow laboratory procedures for the collection, examination, and fixation of specimens, as well as quality control and laboratory safety recommendations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044401280X
• ISBN13: 9780444012807
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Lynne Shore Garcia

The new edition (the fifth) is better than the previously published. This book is usefull in a parasitology lab. The key points for laboratory diagnostic are usefull for driving lab tech and students. Infectious diseases provoked by rare parasite are not forgotten. the ratio weight of paper with a lot of draws and pictures /price is very good. Dr C. Bories