Organization and Practice in Tuberculosis Bacteriology
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Organization and Practice in Tuberculosis Bacteriology

  1. 136 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Organization and Practice in Tuberculosis Bacteriology

About this book

Organization and Practice in Tuberculosis Bacteriology focuses on the organization and technical methods of tuberculosis bacteriology. This book discusses the mycobacteria and mycobacterial disease and role and scope of the tuberculosis laboratory in human and veterinary medicine and epidemiology. The organization of tuberculosis laboratory services; collection, preservation and transport of specimens; and examination of direct smears are also elaborated. This text likewise covers the decontamination of specimens, inoculation of culture media, and identification of species and variants of tubercle bacilli. Other topics include the drug sensitivity tests, animal inoculation and assay tests; problems faced in the therapy of tuberculosis, and lipid chromatography. This publication is suitable for biologists, medical practitioners, and clinicians concerned with tuberculosis bacteriology.

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Yes, you can access Organization and Practice in Tuberculosis Bacteriology by C. H. Collins,J. M. Grange,M. D. Yates in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Diseases & Allergies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780407002968
eBook ISBN
9781483162539
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Diseases & Allergies

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Organization and Practice in Tuberculosis Bacteriology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. Introduction: mycobacteria and mycobacterial disease
  7. Chapter 2. The role and scope of the tuberculosis laboratory in human and veterinary medicine and epidemiology
  8. Chapter 3. The organization of tuberculosis laboratory services
  9. Chapter 4. Collection, preservation and transport of specimens
  10. Chapter 5. Examination of direct smears
  11. Chapter 6. Cultural methods
  12. Chapter 7. Taxonomic principles – the basis of identification
  13. Chapter 8. Identification of species and variants of tubercle bacilli
  14. Chapter 9. Identification of 'other mycobacteria'
  15. Chapter 10. Drug sensitivity tests
  16. Chapter 11. Animal inoculation and assay tests
  17. Chapter 12. Leprosy
  18. Appendix: Stains, culture media and other materials
  19. References
  20. Index