Diagnostic medical parasitology

 Content: Philosophy and approach to diagnostic parasitology --
 Intestinal protozoa: amebae --
 Intestinal protozoa: flagellates and ciliates --
 Intestinal protozoa (coccidia and microsporidia) and algae --
 Free-living amebae --
 Protozoa from other body sites --
 Malaria and babesiosis --
 Leishmaniasis --
 Trypanosomiasis --
 Intestinal nematodes --
 Tissue nematodes --
 Filarial nematodes --
 Intestinal cestodes --
 Tissue cestodes : larval forms --
 Intestinal trematodes --
 Liver and lung trematodes --
 Blood trematodes : schistosomes --
 Unusual parasitic infections --
 Parasitic infections in the compromised host --
 Nosocomial and laboratory-acquired infections --
 Immunology of parasitic infections --
 Antibody and antigen detection in parasitic infections --
 Histologic identification of parasites --
 Medically important arthropods --
 Treatment of parasitic infections --
 Collection, preservation, and shipment of fecal specimens --
 Macroscopic and microscopic examination of fecal specimens --
 Additional techniques for stool examination --
 Examination of other specimens from the intestinal tract and the urogenital system --
 Sputum, aspirates, and biopsy material --
 Procedures for detecting blood parasites --
 Parasite recovery: culture methods, animal inoculation, and xenodiagnosis --
 Fixation and special preparation of fecal parasite specimens and arthropods --
 Artifacts that can be confused with parasitic organisms --
 Equipment, supplies, safety, and quality system recommendations for a diagnostic parasitology laboratory : factors influencing future laboratory practice --
 Medical parasitology : case histories.
 Abstract:             
              Covers the advances in the field of diagnostic medical parasitology. This work provides comprehensive information about human parasitology and relevant diagnostic methods.                 Read more...