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Perfect your lab skills with the essential text for diagnostic microbiology! Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 16th Edition Is known as the #1 bench reference for practicing microbiologists and the preeminent text for students in clinical laboratory science programs. With hundreds of full-color illustrations and step-by-step methods for procedures, this text provides a solid, basic understanding of diagnostic microbiology and covers more advanced techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Written by noted CLS educator Dr. Patricia Tille, Diagnostic Microbiology has everything you need to get accurate lab test results in class and in clinical practice. NEW! Expanded molecular content enhances each specific organism area NEW! Revised life cycle illustrations clarify and reinforce important components More than 800 high-quality, full-color illustrations help you visualize key concepts Expanded sections on parasitology, mycology, and virology allow you to use just one book, eliminating the need to purchase other microbiology textbooks for these topics Case studies and step-by-step procedures in the ebook version (sold separately) and on the Evolve companion website allow you to see what takes place in the lab and to apply your knowledge to diagnostic scenarios Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter provide measurable outcomes to achieve by completing the chapter material Review questions at the end of each chapter in the ebook version (sold separately) and on the Evolve companion website help you apply and assess the knowledge you've learned Genera and Species boxes provide handy, at-a-glance summaries at the beginning of each organism chapter A glossary defines terms at the back of the book

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• Part I Basic Medical Microbiology(1)
• 1 Microbial Taxonomy(1)
• Classification(2)
• Nomenclature(3)
• Identification(4)
• 2 Bacterial Genetics, Metabolism, and Structure(6)
• Bacterial Genetics(6)
• Bacterial Metabolism(17)
• Structure and Function of the Bacterial Cell(21)
• 3 Host-Microorganism Interactions(26)
• The Encounter Between Host and Microorganism(27)
• Microorganism Colonization of Host Surfaces(29)
• Microorganism Entry, Invasion, and Dissemination(32)
• Outcome and Prevention of Infectious Diseases(41)
• Part II General Principles in Clinical Microbiology(44)
• Section 1 Safety and Specimen Management(44)
• 4 Laboratory Safety(44)
• Sterilization, Disinfection, and Decontamination(45)
• Chemical Safety(48)
• Fire Safety(49)
• Electrical Safety(50)
• Handling of Compressed Gases(50)
• Biosafety(50)
• Exposure Control Plan(50)
• Employee Education and Orientation(51)
• Disposal of Hazardous Waste(51)
• Standard Precautions(51)
• Laboratory Design and Engineering Controls(52)
• Biologic Safety Levels(52)
• Transport of Biohazardous Materials(56)
• 5 Specimen Management(60)
• General Concepts for Specimen Collection and Handling(60)
• Specimen Preservation(61)
• Specimen Diagnostic Procedures(77)
• Expediting Results Reporting: Computerization(78)
• Section 2 Approaches to Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases(79)
• 6 Role of Microscopy(79)
• Bright-Field (Light) Microscopy(80)
• Fluorescence Microscopy(88)
• Dark-Field Microscopy(91)
• Digital Automated Photomicroscopy(92)
• Digital Holographic Microscopy(92)
• 7 Overview of Cultivation and Systems for Identification(93)
• Organism Identification(93)
• Principles of Bacterial Cultivation(93)
• Bacterial Cultivation(105)
• Principles of Identification(109)
• Principles of Phenotypic Identification Schemes(116)
• Commercial Identification Systems and Automation(120)
• 8 Nucleic Acid-Based Analytic Methods for Microbial Identification and Characterization(122)
• Overview of Nucleic Acid-Based Methods(123)
• Postamplification End-Point Analysis(142)
• 9 Overview of Immunochemical Methods Used for Organism Detection(152)
• The Immune Response(153)
• Humoral Immune Response(154)
• Antibody (Serologic) Detection(155)
• Antibody Production(156)
• Immunoglobulin M(157)
• Separation of Immunoglobulin M and Immunoglobulin G(157)
• Immunochemical Methods(158)
• Summary(166)
• Section 3 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity(168)
• 10 Principles of Antimicrobial Action and Resistance(168)
• Antimicrobial Action(169)
• Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance(179)
• 11 Laboratory Methods and Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing(187)
• Goal and Limitations(187)
• Testing Methods(188)
• Laboratory Strategies for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing(206)
• Accuracy(210)
• Communication(212)
• Part III Bacteriology(214)
• Section 1 Principles of Identification(214)
• 12 Overview of Bacterial Identification Methods and Strategies(214)
• Rationale for Approaching Organism Identification(214)
• Future Trends of Organism Identification(215)
• Section 2 Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci(258)
• 13 Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms(258)
• General Characteristics(259)
• Epidemiology(259)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(260)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(263)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(270)
• Prevention(275)
• Section 3 Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci(277)
• 14 Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Similar Organisms(277)
• General Characteristics(278)
• Epidemiology(279)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(279)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(285)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(293)
• Prevention(294)
• Section 4 Non-Branching, Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Bacilli(296)
• 15 Bacillus and Similar Organisms(296)
• General Characteristics(296)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(301)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(305)
• Prevention(306)
• 16 Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Similar Organisms(308)
• General Characteristics(309)
• Epidemiology(309)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(309)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(311)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(322)
• Prevention(322)
• Treatment(323)
• Section 5 Nonbranching, Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Bacilli(325)
• 17 Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, and Similar Organisms(325)
• General Characteristics(325)
• Epidemiology(325)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(326)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(327)
• Prevention(332)
• Section 6 Branching or Partially Acid-Fast, Gram-Positive Bacilli(334)
• 18 Nocardia, Streptomyces, Rhodo coccus, and Similar Organisms(334)
• General Characteristics(335)
• Epidemiology and Pathogenesis(337)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(339)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(343)
• Prevention(345)
• Section 7 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Negative)(346)
• 19 Enterobacterales(346)
• General Characteristics(347)
• Epidemiology(347)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(347)
• Specific Organisms: Opportunistic Human Pathogens(350)
• Specific Organisms: Primary Intestinal Pathogens(355)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(356)
• Prevention(374)
• 20 Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Other Organisms(376)
• General Characteristics(376)
• Epidemiology(377)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(377)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(378)
• Cultivation(378)
• Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing(382)
• Antimicrobial Therapy(382)
• Prevention(384)
• Section 8 Gram-Negative Bacilii and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Positive, Oxidase-Positive)(385)
• 21 Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Similar Organisms(385)
• General Characteristics(386)
• Epidemiology(386)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(387)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(388)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(395)
• Prevention(396)
• 22 Achromobacter, Rhizobium, Ochrobactrum, and Similar Organisms(398)
• General Characteristics(399)
• Epidemiology(399)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(399)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(400)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(402)
• Prevention(406)
• 23 Chryseobacterium, Sphingobacterium, and Similar Organisms(407)
• General Characteristics(407)
• Epidemiology(407)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(408)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(409)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(410)
• Prevention(410)
• 24 Alcaligenes, Comamonas, and Similar Organisms(413)
• General Characteristics(413)
• Epidemiology(413)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(414)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(414)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(416)
• Prevention(416)
• 25 Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Chromobacterium violaceum(419)
• General Characteristics(420)
• Epidemiology(420)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(420)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(423)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(425)
• Prevention(427)
• Section 9 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Positive)(430)
• 26 Sphingomonas and Similar Organisms(430)
• General Considerations(430)
• Epidemiology, Spectrum of Disease, and Antimicrobial Therapy(430)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(430)
• Prevention(433)
• 27 Moraxella and Neisseria spp(435)
• General Characteristics(435)
• Epidemiology, Spectrum of Disease, and Antimicrobial Therapy(435)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(436)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility(437)
• Prevention(437)
• 28 Eikenella corrodens and Similar Organisms(441)
• General Characteristics(441)
• Epidemiology, Spectrum of Disease, and Antimicrobial Therapy(441)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(442)
• Antibody (Serologic) Detection(444)
• Prevention(444)
• 29 Pasteurella and Similar Organisms(446)
• General Characteristics and Taxonomy(446)
• Epidemiology, Spectrum of Disease, and Antimicrobial Therapy(446)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(448)
• Antibody (Serologic) Detection(448)
• Prevention(450)
• 30 Actinobacillus, Kingella, Cardiobacterium, Capnocytophaga, and Similar Organisms(451)
• General Characteristics(451)
• Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Spectrum of Disease, and Antimicrobial Therapy(452)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(453)
• Nucleic Acid Detection(454)
• Antibody (Serologic) Detection(455)
• Prevention(458)
• Section 10 Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli (MacConkey-Negative, Oxidase-Variable)(459)
• 31 Haemophilus(459)
• General Characteristics(459)
• Epidemiology(459)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(460)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(460)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(465)
• Prevention(466)
• Section 17 Gram-Negative Bacilli that are Optimally Recovered on Special Media(467)
• 32 Bartonella(467)
• Bartonella(467)
• Direct Detection Methods(470)
• 33 Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter(473)
• Campylobacter and Arcobacter(473)
• Helicobacter spp(480)
• 34 Legionella(484)
• General Characteristics(484)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(485)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(487)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(491)
• Prevention(491)
• 35 Brucella(493)
• General Characteristics(493)
• Epidemiology and Pathogenesis(493)
• Spectrum of Disease(494)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(495)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(497)
• Prevention(497)
• 36 Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis(500)
• General Characteristics(500)
• Spectrum of Disease(501)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(502)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(504)
• Prevention(504)
• 37 Francisella(506)
• General Characteristics(506)
• Epidemiology and Pathogenesis(506)
• Spectrum of Disease(508)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(508)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(510)
• Prevention(511)
• 38 Streptobacillus spp. and Similar Organisms(512)
• Streptobacillus and Pseudostreptobacillus spp(512)
• Spirillum minus(514)
• Section 12 Gram-Negative Cocci(516)
• 39 Neisseria and Moraxella catarrhalis(516)
• General Characteristics(516)
• Epidemiology(516)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(517)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(519)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(524)
• Prevention(524)
• Section 13 Anaerobic Bacteriology(526)
• 40 Overview and General Laboratory Considerations(526)
• General Characteristics(526)
• Specimen Collection and Transport(526)
• Macroscopic Examination of Specimens(527)
• Direct Detection Methods(528)
• Specimen Processing(528)
• Anaerobic Media(532)
• Approach to Identification(533)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(535)
• 41 Overview of Anaerobic Organisms(537)
• Epidemiology(538)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(538)
• Nucleic Acid Detection and MALDI-TOF MS (Gram-Positive)(546)
• Nucleic Acid Detection and MALDI-TOF MS (Gram-Negative)(547)
• Limitations of Nucleic Acid Detection and MALDI-TOF MS(550)
• Prevention(550)
• Section 14 Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria with Unusual Growth Requirements(552)
• 42 Mycobacteria(552)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex(553)
• Nontuberculous Mycobacteria(557)
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Infections(562)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(577)
• Prevention(579)
• 43 Obligate Intracellular and Noncuiturable Bacterial Agents(581)
• Order Chlamydiales(582)
• Rickettsia, Orientia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neoehrlichia, and Neoreickettsia(589)
• Coxiella sp(593)
• Tropheryma whipplei(594)
• Klebsiella granulomatis(595)
• 44 Cell Wall-Deficient Bacteria: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma(598)
• General Characteristics(598)
• Epidemiology and Pathogenesis(599)
• Spectrum of Disease(602)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(602)
• Cultivation(603)
• Susceptibility Testing and Therapy(606)
• Prevention(607)
• 45 The Spirochetes(608)
• Family Treponemataceae(609)
• Family Borreliaceae(615)
• Prevention(619)
• Family Brachyspiraceae(619)
• Family Leptospiraceae(620)
• Prevention(622)
• Part IV Parasitology(624)
• 46 Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Parasitology(624)
• Epidemiology(624)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(636)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(636)
• Approach to Identification(643)
• Prevention(662)
• Ectoparasites(662)
• 47 Intestinal Protozoa(665)
• Amoebae(671)
• Flagellates(686)
• Ciliates(693)
• Sporozoa (Apicompiexa)(694)
• Microsporidia(703)
• Epidemiology(703)
• 48 Blood and Tissue Protozoa(710)
• Plasmodium spp(711)
• Babesia spp(723)
• Trypanosoma spp(725)
• Leishmania spp(732)
• 49 Protozoa From Other Body Sites(736)
• Free-Living Amoebae(736)
• Naegleria fowled(736)
• Acanthamoeba spp(739)
• Acanthamoeba keratitis(741)
• Balamuthia mandrillaris(741)
• Sappinia spp(742)
• Trichomonas vaginalis(743)
• Toxoplasma gondii(745)
• 50 Intestinal Nematodes(751)
• Ascaris lumbricoides(751)
• Enterobius vermicularis(753)
• Strongyloides stercoralis(755)
• Trichostrongylus spp(758)
• Trichuris trichiura(758)
• Capillaria philippinensis(759)
• Hookworms(761)
• Ancylostoma duodenale(762)
• Necator americanus(763)
• Ancylostoma ceylonicum and Ancylostoma caninum(763)
• Results and Reporting(764)
• 51 Tissue Nematodes(766)
• Trichinella spp(766)
• Toxocara canis (Visceral Larva Migrans) and Toxocara cati (Ocular Larva Migrans)(768)
• Baylisascaris procyonis (Neural Larva Migrans)(769)
• Ancylostoma braziliense and Ancylostoma caninum (Cutaneous Larva Migrans)(772)
• Dracunculus medinensis(772)
• Parastrongylus cantonensis (Neural Angiostrongyliasis)(773)
• Parastrongylus costaricensis (Abdominal Angiostrongyliasis)(774)
• Gnathostoma spinigerum(775)
• Capillaria hepatica(776)
• Dirofilaria immitis and Other Species(776)
• 52 Blood and Tissue Filarial Nematodes(778)
• Wuchereria bancrofti(778)
• Brugia malayi and Brugia timori(781)
• Loa ha(782)
• Onchocerca volvulus(783)
• Mansonella spp. (M ozzardi, M. streptocerca M. perstans)(785)
• Dirofilaria spp. (D. immitis, D. repens, D. tenuis)(785)
• 53 Intestinal Cestodes(788)
• Dibothriocephalus latus(788)
• Dipylidium caninum(791)
• Hymenolepis nana(792)
• Hymenolepis diminuta(794)
• Taenia solium(795)
• Taenia saginata(797)
• Taenia asiatica(798)
• Taenia crassiceps(799)
• 54 Tissue Cestodes(801)
• Taenia solium(801)
• Echinococcus granulosus complex(803)
• Echinococcus multilocularis(805)
• Echinococcus oligarthrus and Echinococcus vogeli(806)
• Taenia multiceps and Other Species(807)
• Taenia serialis(808)
• Spirometra mansonoides(809)
• 55 Intestinal Trematodes(811)
• Family Echinostomatidae(811)
• Family Fasciolidae(812)
• Family Heterophyidae(815)
• Family Paramphistomidae: Gastrodiscoides hominis(816)
• Family Troglotrematidae(817)
• 56 Liver and Lung Trematodes(819)
• The Liver Flukes(819)
• The Lung Flukes(822)
• 57 Blood Trematodes(826)
• General Characteristics(826)
• Epidemiology(827)
• Pathology and Spectrum of Disease(829)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(829)
• Therapy(830)
• Prevention(830)
• Part V Mycology(832)
• 58 Overview of Fungal Identification Methods and Strategies(832)
• Epidemiology(832)
• General Features of the Fungi(833)
• Taxonomy of the Fungi(833)
• Clinical Classification of the Fungi(835)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(835)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(836)
• General Considerations for the Identification of Yeast(845)
• General Considerations for the Identification of Molds(846)
• Microscopic Morphologic Features(846)
• General Morphologic Features of the Molds(848)
• Clinical Relevance for Fungal Identification(850)
• Laboratory Safety(851)
• Prevention(851)
• 59 Hyaline Molds, Mucorales, Basidiobolales, Entomophthorales, Dermatophytes, and Opportunistic and Systemic Mycoses(853)
• The Mucorales(854)
• The Entomophthorales and Basidiobolales(857)
• The Dermatophytes(859)
• The Opportunistic Mycoses(867)
• Systemic Mycoses(875)
• 60 Dematiaceous Molds(886)
• General Characteristics(887)
• Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Spectrum of Disease(887)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(894)
• 61 Pneumocystis jirovecii, Lagenidium, Paralegenidium, Pythium, Rhinosporidium and Uncultivated Paracoccidioides(904)
• Pneumocystis spp(904)
• Paracoccidioides loboi (Previously Lacazia loboi)(906)
• Pythium insidiosum(907)
• Lagenidium and Paralegenidium spp(907)
• Rhinosporidium seeberi(908)
• 62 The Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms(910)
• General Characteristics(910)
• Epidemiology(912)
• Ascomycetous Yeasts(912)
• Basidiomycetes Yeasts(913)
• Yeastlike Organisms(914)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(914)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(917)
• Commercial Yeast identification Systems(924)
• 63 Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, Therapy, and Prevention(929)
• Antifungal Susceptibility Testing(929)
• Antifungal Therapy and Prevention(931)
• Part VI Virology(934)
• 64 Overview of the Methods and Strategies in Virology(934)
• General Characteristics(935)
• Epidemiology(938)
• Pathogenesis and Spectrum of Disease(938)
• Prevention and Therapy(938)
• Viruses That Cause Human Diseases(939)
• Laboratory Diagnosis(939)
• 65 Viruses and Prions in Human Disease(966)
• Viruses in Human Disease(966)
• Adenoviridae(966)
• Arenaviridae(969)
• Astroviridae(970)
• Caliciviridae(970)
• Coronaviridae(971)
• Filoviridae(972)
• Flaviviridae(973)
• Hantaviridae(976)
• Hepadnaviridae(976)
• Hepeviridae(978)
• Herpesviridae(978)
• Herpesviruses(979)
• Orthomyxoviridae(982)
• Papitlomaviridae(984)
• Paramyxoviridae(984)
• Parvoviridae(985)
• Picornaviridae(986)
• Pneumoviridae(988)
• Polyomaviridae(989)
• Poxviridae(989)
• Reoviridae(990)
• Retroviridae(991)
• Rhabdoviridae(991)
• Togaviridae(993)
• Prions in Human Disease(993)
• 66 Antiviral Therapy, Susceptibility Testing, and Prevention(996)
• Antiviral Therapy(996)
• Antiviral Resistance(996)
• Methods of Antiviral Susceptibility Testing(997)
• Prevention of Other Viral Infections(1001)
• Part VII Diagnosis by Organ System(1003)
• 67 Bloodstream Infections(1003)
• General Considerations(1004)
• Detection of Bacteremia(1010)
• Special Considerations for Other Relevant Organisms Isolated From Blood(1017)
• 68 Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract(1022)
• General Considerations(1022)
• Acute Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract(1025)
• Chronic Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract(1029)
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections(1031)
• 69 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Other Infections of the Oral Cavity and Neck(1038)
• General Considerations(1038)
• Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract, Oral Cavity, and Neck(1038)
• Diagnosis of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections(1043)
• Diagnosis of Infections in the Oral Cavity and Neck(1045)
• 70 Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System(1046)
• General Considerations(1046)
• Shunt Infections(1052)
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infections(1052)
• 71 Infections of the Eyes, Ears, and Sinuses(1059)
• Eyes(1059)
• Ears(1067)
• Sinuses(1069)
• 72 Infections of the Urinary Tract(1071)
• General Considerations(1071)
• Infections of the Urinary Tract(1072)
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections(1076)
• 73 Genital Tract Infections(1082)
• General Considerations(1082)
• Genital Tract Infections(1083)
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Genital Tract Infections(1091)
• 74 Gastrointestinal Tract Infections(1098)
• Anatomy(1098)
• Resident Gastrointestinal Microbiome(1098)
• Gastroenteritis(1100)
• Other Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract(1108)
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Tract infections(1108)
• 75 Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Infections(1116)
• General Considerations(1116)
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections(1117)
• Laboratory Diagnostic Procedures(1124)
• 76 Normally Sterile Body Fluids, Bone and Bone Marrow, and Solid Tissues(1127)
• Specimens From Sterile Body Sites(1127)
• Laboratory Diagnostic Procedures(1133)
• Part VIII Clinical Laboratory Management(1137)
• 77 Quality in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory(1137)
• Quality Program(1138)
• Specimen Collection and Transport(1138)
• Standard Operating Procedure Manual(1139)
• Personnel(1139)
• Reference Laboratories(1139)
• Patient Reports(1139)
• Proficiency Testing(1140)
• Performance Checks(1140)
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests(1141)
• Maintenance of Quality Control Records(1142)
• Maintenance of Reference Quality Control Stocks(1142)
• Quality Assurance Program(1142)
• Types of Quality Assurance Audits(1143)
• Conducting a Quality Assurance Audit(1143)
• Continuous Daily Monitoring(1143)
• 78 Infection Prevention and Control(1146)
• Incidence of Health Care-Associated Infections(1147)
• Types of Health Care-Associated Infections(1147)
• Emergence of Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms(1148)
• Hospital Infection Prevention Programs(1149)
• Role of the Microbiology Laboratory(1149)
• Characterizing Strains Involved in an Outbreak(1150)
• Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections(1151)
• Surveillance Methods(1151)
• 79 Sentinel Laboratory Response to Bioterrorism(1154)
• General Considerations(1154)
• Government Laws and Regulations(1155)
• Laboratory Response Network(1156)
• Index(1160)