Practical Guide to Diagnostic Parasitology

In the 21st century the field of diagnostic medical parasitology continues to see dramatic changes, including newly recognized pathogens and the changing endemicity and classification of familiar organisms; neglected tropical diseases and the impact of global climate change; and new methodologies and risk management issues. This classic clinical laboratory parasitology reference, now in its third edition, has been extensively revised and updated in a new full-color format. Still organized to provide maximum help to the user, particularly from the bench perspective, every section has been expanded with new images and discussion.

Specimen collection, preservation, and testing options are thoroughly discussed, from the routine ova and parasite examination to blood films, fecal immunoassays, and the newer molecular test panels. Specific test procedures, laboratory methods and reagents, and algorithms are provided. The ever-helpful "FAQ" section of commonly asked questions now offers expanded information on stool specimen fixatives and testing, thorough coverage of new techniques, and advice on reporting and commenting on results.

The heart of the Guide, covering identification of individual pathogens, has been expanded with more discussion and comparison of organisms and dozens of new color images. An entirely new section has been added that uses extensive figures and new tables to illustrate common problems with differentiating organisms from one another and from possible microscopic artifacts. The final section has been reorganized to include identification keys and dozens of tables summarizing organism characteristics to assist the bench microbiologist with routine diagnostic testing methods.

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Auteur

Lynne Shore Garcia is the director of LSG & Associates, a firm providing training, teaching, and consultation services for diagnostic medical parasitology and health care administration. A former manager of the UCLA Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, she is a sought-after speaker (nationally and internationally) and author of hundreds of articles, book chapters, and books including two ASM Press books, Clinical Laboratory Management, Second Edition and Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Sixth Edition.

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SECTION 1 Philosophy and Approach to Diagnostic Parasitology

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Why Perform Diagnostic Parasitology Testing?

Travel

Population Movements

Control Issues

Global Climate Change

Epidemiologic Considerations

Compromised Patients; Potential Sex Bias Regarding Infection Susceptibility, Aging

Approach to Therapy

Who Should Perform Diagnostic Parasitology Testing?

Laboratory Personnel

Nonlaboratory Personnel

Where Should Diagnostic Parasitology Testing Be Performed?

Inpatient Setting

Outpatient or Referral Setting

Decentralized Testing

Physician Office Laboratories

Over-the-Counter (Home Care) Testing

Field Sites

What Factors Should Precipitate Testing?

Travel and Residence History

Immune Status of the Patient

Clinical Symptoms

Documented Previous Infection

Contact with Infected Individuals

Potential Outbreak Testing

Occupational Testing

Therapeutic Failure

What Testing Should Be Performed?

Routine Tests

Special Testing, Reference Laboratories

Specialized Referral Test Options: DPDx and Other Sites

Other (Nonmicrobiological) Testing

What Factors Should Be Considered When Developing Test Menus?

Physical Plant

Client Base

Customer Requirements and Perceived Levels of Service

Personnel Availability and Level of Expertise

Equipment

Budget

Risk Management Issues Associated with Stat Testing

Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)

Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis and Amebic Keratitis

Request for Blood Films

Automated Instrumentation

Patient Information

Conventional Microscopy

SECTION 2 Parasite Classification and Relevant Body Sites

Protozoa (Intestinal)

Amebae, Stramenopiles

Flagellates

Ciliates

Apicomplexa (Including Coccodia)

Microsporidia (Now Classified with the Fungi)

Protozoa (Other Body Sites)

Amebae

Flagellates

Apicomplexa (Including Coccidia)

Microsporidia (Now Classified with the Fungi)

Protozoa (Blood and Tissue)

Apicomplexa (Including Sporozoa)

Flagellates

Leishmaniae

Trypanosomes

Nematodes (Intestinal)

Nematodes (Tissue)

Nematodes (Blood and Tissue)

Cestodes (Intestinal)

Cestodes (Tissue)

Trematodes (Intestinal) **Trematodes (Liver and Lungs)</...