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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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)