Gold Standard consensus-based procedures from the experts.
The Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 5th edition, provides those engaged in microbial analysis of clinical specimens with procedures for the detection, identification, and characterization of microorganisms involved in human infections. This unique and valuable collection of step-by-step descriptions of the numerous testing modalities used in the clinical microbiology laboratory was written and edited by highly knowledgeable laboratorians. The 5th edition features two new sections, one on blood cultures and one on MALDI-TOF MS, and the sections on molecular diagnostics, virology, and serology were extensively revised and updated. Presented over multiple volumes, this handbook enables laboratory staff to perform all analyses, including appropriate quality control recommendations, from the receipt of the specimen through processing, testing, interpretation, presentation of the final report, and subsequent consultation.
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SECTION 1 Procedure Coding, Reimbursement, and Billing Compliance SECTION EDITORS: Vickie Baselski and Alice Weissfeld SECTION 2 Specimen Collection, Transport, and Acceptability SECTION EDITORS: Andrea Linscott and Huanyu Wang SECTION 3 Aerobic Bacteriology SECTION EDITOR: Amanda T. Harrington and Melanie L. Yarbrough SECTION 4 Anaerobic Bacteriology SECTION EDITOR: Audrey N. Schuetz Section 5: Blood Culture Section 6: MALDI-TOF SECTION 7 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing SECTION EDITORS: Romney M. Humphries and Patricia J. Simner SECTION 8: AEROBIC ACTINOMYCETES Section 9: MYCOBACTERIOLOGY AND ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING SECTION 10: MYCOLOGY AND ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING Section 11: PARASITOLOGY Section 12: Viruses and Chlamydiae Section 13: SEROLOGY Section 14: Molecular Techinuqes Section 15: Epidemiologic and Infection Control Microbiology Section 16: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Laboratory Records, and Water Quality Section 17: Biohazards and Safety Section 18: Bioterrorism
