Overview
The last ten years have seen an increase in travel to tropical countries and, as a consequence, infections such as malaria and schistosomiasis are more common. It is therefore essential that physicians, microbiologists, and scientists are familiar with the diagnosis of these parasitic diseases. There is a growing recognition of the importance of "temperate" parasites, and this has been emphasized by the HIV epidemic.This book is a practical manual for use in both routine diagnostic microbiology laboratories and more specialists laboratories diagnosing human parasites. All of the major groups of parasites are dealt with in individual chapters which include detailed protocols and recommendation for the diagnosis of infections caused by those parasites, together with color and black and white illustrations. The authors provide information and practical guidance appropriate for both the developed and developing world. This informative new book will be of great use to clinical pathologists, laboratory technicians, and students and researchers in tropical medicine.
The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.
Synopsis
The last ten years have seen an increase in travel to tropical countries and, as a consequence, infections such as malaria and schistosomiasis are more common. It is therefore essential that physicians, microbiologists, and scientists are familiar with the diagnosis of these parasitic diseases. There is a growing recognition of the importance of "temperate" parasites, and this has been emphasized by the HIV epidemic.
This book is a practical manual for use in both routine diagnostic microbiology laboratories and more specialists laboratories diagnosing human parasites. All of the major groups of parasites are dealt with in individual chapters which include detailed protocols and recommendation for the diagnosis of infections caused by those parasites, together with color and black and white illustrations. The authors provide information and practical guidance appropriate for both the developed and developing world. This informative new book will be of great use to clinical pathologists, laboratory technicians, and students and researchers in tropical medicine.
Roberta B. Carey
This first edition discusses the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections in humans. It is part of a series of textbooks describing practical techniques in lab medicine. The book was written for the purpose of bringing parasitology out of the specialist's domain and into the mainstream of the clinical microbiology lab. Because so many patients travel or may be immunocompromised, a wider range of patients may have symptoms compatible with a parasitic disease. This book covers key organisms that may cause parasitic infections in a concise and clear format suitable for the clinician or the laboratorian. The book is written by a knowledgeable group of individuals, and the information would be pertinent to pathology residents, lab directors, infectious disease practitioners. Color plates in the front of the book demonstrate the morphology of several organisms; however, the color and clarity of the malaria photos is less than ideal. Black-and-white photos, which illustrate structural characteristics, could have sharper details. The line illustrations are well done. The table of contents outlines each subheading under the main topic and makes it very easy for the reader to focus on an particular diagnostic parameter. This book is a welcome addition to the field because it combines both the clinical presentation of the disease with the practical methods and their pitfalls in making the diagnosis. Current serologic and antigen detection tests provide alternative diagnostic pathways for proving a parasitic etiology. The comparative tables in the first chapter listing which parasites to consider when a patient presents with a fever, or eosinophilia, or infection at aparticular site is worth the price of the text alone. Pathologists will appreciate the last chapter an the histopathology of parasitic disease, which is concise overview of these infections.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Roberta B. Carey, PhD(Loyola University Medical Center)Description: This first edition discusses the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections in humans. It is part of a series of textbooks describing practical techniques in lab medicine.
Purpose: The book was written for the purpose of bringing parasitology out of the specialist's domain and into the mainstream of the clinical microbiology lab. Because so many patients travel or may be immunocompromised, a wider range of patients may have symptoms compatible with a parasitic disease. This book covers key organisms that may cause parasitic infections in a concise and clear format suitable for the clinician or the laboratorian.
Audience: The book is written by a knowledgeable group of individuals, and the information would be pertinent to pathology residents, lab directors, infectious disease practitioners.
Features: Color plates in the front of the book demonstrate the morphology of several organisms; however, the color and clarity of the malaria photos is less than ideal. Black-and-white photos, which illustrate structural characteristics, could have sharper details. The line illustrations are well done. The table of contents outlines each subheading under the main topic and makes it very easy for the reader to focus on an particular diagnostic parameter.
Assessment: This book is a welcome addition to the field because it combines both the clinical presentation of the disease with the practical methods and their pitfalls in making the diagnosis. Current serologic and antigen detection tests provide alternative diagnostic pathways for proving a parasitic etiology. The comparative tables in the first chapter listing which parasites to consider when a patient presents with a fever, or eosinophilia, or infection at a particular site is worth the price of the text alone. Pathologists will appreciate the last chapter an the histopathology of parasitic disease, which is concise overview of these infections.
From The Critics
Reviewer: Roberta B. Carey, PhD(Loyola University Medical Center)Description: This first edition discusses the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections in humans. It is part of a series of textbooks describing practical techniques in lab medicine.
Purpose: The book was written for the purpose of bringing parasitology out of the specialist's domain and into the mainstream of the clinical microbiology lab. Because so many patients travel or may be immunocompromised, a wider range of patients may have symptoms compatible with a parasitic disease. This book covers key organisms that may cause parasitic infections in a concise and clear format suitable for the clinician or the laboratorian.
Audience: The book is written by a knowledgeable group of individuals, and the information would be pertinent to pathology residents, lab directors, infectious disease practitioners.
Features: Color plates in the front of the book demonstrate the morphology of several organisms; however, the color and clarity of the malaria photos is less than ideal. Black-and-white photos, which illustrate structural characteristics, could have sharper details. The line illustrations are well done. The table of contents outlines each subheading under the main topic and makes it very easy for the reader to focus on an particular diagnostic parameter.
Assessment: This book is a welcome addition to the field because it combines both the clinical presentation of the disease with the practical methods and their pitfalls in making the diagnosis. Current serologic and antigen detection tests provide alternative diagnostic pathways for proving a parasitic etiology. The comparative tables in the first chapter listing which parasites to consider when a patient presents with a fever, or eosinophilia, or infection at a particular site is worth the price of the text alone. Pathologists will appreciate the last chapter an the histopathology of parasitic disease, which is concise overview of these infections.
Roberta B. Carey
This first edition discusses the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections in humans. It is part of a series of textbooks describing practical techniques in lab medicine. The book was written for the purpose of bringing parasitology out of the specialist's domain and into the mainstream of the clinical microbiology lab. Because so many patients travel or may be immunocompromised, a wider range of patients may have symptoms compatible with a parasitic disease. This book covers key organisms that may cause parasitic infections in a concise and clear format suitable for the clinician or the laboratorian. The book is written by a knowledgeable group of individuals, and the information would be pertinent to pathology residents, lab directors, infectious disease practitioners. Color plates in the front of the book demonstrate the morphology of several organisms; however, the color and clarity of the malaria photos is less than ideal. Black-and-white photos, which illustrate structural characteristics, could have sharper details. The line illustrations are well done. The table of contents outlines each subheading under the main topic and makes it very easy for the reader to focus on an particular diagnostic parameter. This book is a welcome addition to the field because it combines both the clinical presentation of the disease with the practical methods and their pitfalls in making the diagnosis. Current serologic and antigen detection tests provide alternative diagnostic pathways for proving a parasitic etiology. The comparative tables in the first chapter listing which parasites to consider when a patient presents with a fever, or eosinophilia, or infection at aparticular site is worth the price of the text alone. Pathologists will appreciate the last chapter an the histopathology of parasitic disease, which is concise overview of these infections.3 Stars from Doody