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.
Table of Contents
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
