Lynne Shore Garcia

Practical Guide to Diagnostic Parasitology


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       What Factors Should Be Considered When Developing Test Menus?

       Physical Plant

       Client Base

       Customer Requirements and Perceived Levels of Service

       Personnel Availability and Level of Expertise

       Equipment

       Budget

       Risk Management Issues Associated with STAT Testing

       Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

       Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis and Amebic Keratitis

       Request for Blood Films

       Automated Instrumentation

       Patient Information

       Conventional Microscopy

       SECTION 2 Parasite Classification and Relevant Body Sites

       Protozoa (Intestinal)

       Amebae

       Flagellates

       Ciliates

       Coccidia

       Microsporidia

       Protozoa (Other Body Sites)

       Amebae

       Flagellates

       Coccidia

       Microsporidia

       Protozoa (Blood and Tissue)

       Sporozoa

       Flagellates

       Leishmaniae

       Trypanosomes

       Nematodes (Intestinal)

       Nematodes (Tissue)

       Nematodes (Blood and Tissue)

       Cestodes (Intestinal)

       Cestodes (Tissue)

       Trematodes (Intestinal)

       Trematodes (Liver and Lungs)

       Trematodes (Blood)

       Pentastomids

       Acanthocephala

       Table 2.1 Classification of Human Parasites

       Table 2.2 Cosmopolitan Distribution of Common Parasitic Infections

       Table 2.3 Body Sites and Possible Parasites Recovered

       SECTION 3 Collection Options

       Safety

       Collection of Fresh Stool Specimens

       Collection Method

       Number of Specimens To Be Collected

       Standard Approach

       Different Approaches

       Collection Times

       Posttherapy Collection

       Specimen Type, Stability, and Need for Preservation

       Preservation of Stool Specimens