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Basic laboratory procedures in clinical bacteriology / J. Vandepitte ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diagnostic bacteriology--Laboratory manuals.
- Diagnostic bacteriology.
- Medical bacteriology.
- Genre:
- Guideline.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed,.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This manual is a practical guide, for use by laboratory workers in health centres and district hospitals, to the procedures to be followed in obtaining specimens, isolating and identifying bacteria, and assessing their resistance to antibiotics. It covers bacteriological investigation of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, sputum, pharyngeal and genital specimens, and purulent exudates. Particular attention is given to the need for quality control of all laboratory procedures. A list of media and reagents needed for the isolation and identification of the most common bacterial pathogens
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; Quality assurance in bacteriology; PART I: Bacteriological investigations; PART II: Essential media and reagents; Selected further reading; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-08444-8
- 9786610084449
- 1-4175-2451-0
- 92-4-068011-X
- OCLC:
- 181845528
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