Medical parasitology : a practical approach /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : IRL Press at Oxford University Press, c1995. |
| Description: | xviii, [14], 295 p. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Practical approach series ; v. 152 Practical approach series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2463037 |
| Summary: | 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 seperate 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 World. 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 |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, [14], 295 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199633010 0199633002 |
| ISSN: | v. 152 |
