District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries, Part 2This immensely useful volume describes in practical detail microbiological, haematological, and blood transfusion techniques with an emphasis on the use of standard operating procedures, quality assurance and good laboratory practice. There is a twenty page colour section, including 80 microbiology plates and 35 plates showing normal and abnormal blood cells. The microbiology chapter focuses on infections prevalent in tropical countries, including HIV, tuberculosis and dengue. The haematology chapter deals with the investigation of anaemia and haemoglobinopathies. The blood transfusion chapter covers the full spectrum of techniques and procedures. |
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acid agglutination anaemia anaerobic antibody antigen antimicrobial Appendix 11 aureus bacteria beta-lactamase blood agar blood film blood transfusion bottle broth capillary cause cholerae clinical clotting coli collected colonies colour Plate containing count culture media described in subunit detect Diagnostics diluting disease distilled water district laboratories donor Enterococcus Examine fever filter fluid gonorrhoeae Gram negative Gram positive Gram stained granules haemoglobin haemolysis haemolytic incubation infection influenzae inoculate isolated Label lymphocytes MacConkey agar medium membrane meningitis methanol microbiology microscopically motile neutrophils Note organisms pathogens patients performed plasma platelets pneumoniae preparation produced protein pus cells pyogenes reaction reagent red cells reticulocyte room temperature saline Salmonella sample sensitivity sensitivity testing serum Shigella shown in colour sickle cell slide sodium species specimen sputum stained smear sterile stored Streptococcus swab syphilis technique thalassaemia tissue tropical tube tuberculosis urine usually Vibrio virus viruses white cells