Microbiology and Molecular Diagnosis in Pathology A Comprehensive Review for Board Preparation, Certification and Clinical Practice
Auteurs : Wanger Audrey, Chavez Violeta, Huang Richard, Wahed Amer, Dasgupta Amitava, Actor Jeffrey K.
Microbiology and Molecular Diagnosis in Pathology: A Comprehensive Review for Board Preparation, Certification and Clinical Practice reviews all aspects of microbiology and molecular diagnostics essential to successfully passing the American Board of Pathology exam. This review book will also serve as a first resource for residents who want to become familiar with the diagnostic aspects of microbiology and molecular methods, as well as a refresher course for practicing pathologists. Opening chapters discuss issues of laboratory management, including quality control, biosafety, regulations, and proper handling and reporting of laboratory specimens.
Review chapters give a quick overview of specific clinical infections as well as different types of bacteria, viruses, fungal infections, and infections caused by parasites. Following these, coverage focuses on diagnostic tools and specific tests: media for clinical microbiology, specific stains and tests for microbial identifications, susceptibility testing and use of antimicrobial agents, tests for detecting antibodies, antigens, and microbial infections. Two final chapters offer overviews on molecular diagnostics principles and methods as well as the application of molecular diagnostics in clinical practice.
Violeta Chavez is a Assistant Profesor in Microbiology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX, USA
Richard Huang is a Staff Pathologist at Roche Diagnostics, Tucson, Arizona
Amer Wahed is a graduate of Medicine, training initially in Internal Medicine at Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, England. He subsequently trained in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. After working for several years in a private setting, he joined the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology at Memorial-Hermann Hospital at the Texas Medical Center. He is also the Associate Director of the Pathology Residency Program at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. Dr. Wahed has a strong interest in teaching and is actively involved in the education of medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows. He has been recognized for his teaching contributions through awards from his department, as well as the Office of the Dean. He is also active in mentoring pathology residents in research and has published multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Amitava Dasgupta received his Ph. D in chemistry from Stanford University and completed his fellowship training in Clinical Chemistry from the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine at Seattle. He is board certified in both Toxicology and Clinical Chemistry by the American Board of Clinical Ch
- Takes a practical and easy-to-read approach to understanding microbiology at an appropriate level for both board preparation as well as a professional refresher course
- Covers all important clinical information found in larger textbooks in a more succinct and easy-to-understand manner
- Covers essential concepts in microbiology in such a way that residents, fellows, and clinicians understand the methods and tests without having to become specialists in the field
- Offers a quick overview of specific clinical infections as well as different types of bacteria, viruses, fungal infections, and infections caused by parasites
Date de parution : 06-2017
Ouvrage de 304 p.
15x22.8 cm
Thèmes de Microbiology and Molecular Diagnosis in Pathology :
Mots-clés :
Acid fast stain; Aminoglycosides; Anaerobes; Antibody; Antigen; Antigen-antibody precipitation reaction; Arthropods; Bacterial infections; Biochemical tests; Biosafety; Blood agar plate; Blood culture; Body fluids; Budget; CAP; CLIA; Candida; Catalase; Cestodes; Common antibiotics; Common microbiological stain; Cryptococcus species; Cytogenetic karyotyping; Cytogenetic nomenclature; Cytomegaly virus; DNA virus; Endocarditis; Endospore stain; Enterobacteriaceae; Flagellar strain; Fungus; Gastrointestinal tract infections; Geotrichum; Gram negative; Gram positive; HIV; Hepatitis; Human genome; Human neoplasm; Immunological test; Infection of the nervous system; Infectious disease testings; Inherited genetic defect; Latex agglutination; Microbiology laboratory; Microbiology media; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Molecular diagnostics; Monoclonal antibody; Mueller-Hinton agar; Mutation nomenclature; Mycobacteria; Nematodes; Nonselective media; Parasites; Pharmacogenomics; Polymorphisms; Protozoa; Quality control; RNA virus; Respiratory tract infections; Rhodamine auramine Strain; Selective media; Solid media; Specimen collection; Specimen integrity; Stool specimen; Susceptibility testing; Technical issues; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Translocation in sarcoma; Trematodes; Trichosporon; Urinary tract infection; Urine specimen; Vancomycin; Viral infection; Yeast infection
