Medical Parasitology
Stephen Gillespie(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. August 1995
Book
Hardback
313 pages
978-0-19-963301-2 (ISBN)
Description
Increased travel to tropical countries has been matched by a marked increase in the West of infections such as malaria and schistosomiasis. This comprehensive practical manual is designed for use in routine diagnostic microbiology laboratories and specialist labs diagnosing human parasites. All of the major groups of parasites are dealt with in separate sections which include detailed protocols and recommendations for the diagnosis of infections. Contributors provide information and practical guidance appropriate for both the developed and developing worlds. Contents: Strategies for the diagnosis of parasitic infections; Malaria; Toxoplasmosis; Pneumocystis carinii; Intestinal protozoa; Diagnosis of intestinal amoebic infection; Trichomonads; Leishmania and Trypanosoma; Migrating worms; Schistosomiasis; Hydatidosis and cysticercosis - larval cestodes; Microfilariae; Diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections; Histopathology of parasitic diseases. This book is intended for medical laboratory scientific officers, lab technicians, clinical pathologists, postgraduate students studying at the Schools of Tropical Medicine.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous line illustrations and tables
ISBN-13
978-0-19-963301-2 (9780199633012)
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Persons
Content
1.: Strategies for the diagnosis of parasitic infections. 2.: Malaria. 3.: Toxoplasmosis. 4.: Pneumocystis carinii. 5.: Intestinal protozoa. 6.: Diagnosis of intestinal amoebic infection. 7.: Trichomonads. 8.: Leishmania and Trypanosoma. 9.: Migrating worms. 10.: Schistosomiasis. 11.: Hydotidosis and cysticercosis - larval cestodes. 12.: Microfilariae. 13.: Diagnosis of intestinal helminth infections. 14.: Histopathology of parasitic diseases