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OverviewThis is a concise yet comprehensive practical manual, enabling all those involved in the diagnosis of disease, caused by parasites, to provide both a competent and up-to-date service. There is also sufficient information on the biology of parasites provided to ensure that the book is a valuable resource for educational courses teaching parasitology in both the developed and devloping World. This book is intended for medical laboratory scientific officers, lab technicians, clinical pathologists, postgraduate students studying at the Schools of Tropical Medicine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. H. Gillespie (Department of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London) , P. M. Hawkey (Professor, Department of Microbiology, Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Volume: 152 Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.479kg ISBN: 9780199633005ISBN 10: 0199633002 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 24 August 1995 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. 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 diseasesReviewsWithout question, this book is a very welcome addition to the field of diagnostic parasitology. I would certainly recommend it for purchase by all clinical laboratories involved in microbiological and parasitological diagnosis. Leslie H. Chappell, University of Aberdeen, Parasitology Today, vol. 12, no. 6, 1996 This book is another excellent addition to the Practical Approach series. It is a good laboratory reference manual for use by field and health workers, diagnostic laboratories and researchers in both developing and developed countries and would be useful to students of medical parasitology. Anne Kaukas, SGM Quarterly, February 1997 This book is another excellent addition to the Practical Approach series. It is a good laboratory reference manual for use by field and health workers, diagnostic laboratories and researchers in both developing and developed countries and would be useful to students of medical parasitology. * Anne Kaukas, SGM Quarterly, February 1997 * Without question, this book is a very welcome addition to the field of diagnostic parasitology. I would certainly recommend it for purchase by all clinical laboratories involved in microbiological and parasitological diagnosis. * Leslie H. Chappell, University of Aberdeen, Parasitology Today, vol. 12, no. 6, 1996 * Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |