Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

This issue on Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Patholgens is led by two experts in the field of clinical pathology: Alexander J. McAdam and Collette Fitzgerald. Topics include Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia; Escherichia coli; Campylobacter; Clostridium difficile; Use of markers of intestinal inflammation for diagnosis of infectious gastroenteritis; Antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacteria that cause gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Intestinal Abebae; Intestinal coccidia and cryptosporidium; Intestinal microsporidia; and Multiplex PCR tests for gastroentieritis. An added features of this issues a Q and A on a controversial area in clinical microbiology, related to STI testing. Several participants from different fields each answer the same series of questions; specialists from clinical laboratory medicine, public health and clinical patient care participate. Each question is introduced by the lead Editors.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander J. McAdam, Alexander J. (Boston Children's Hospital Harvard University) McAdam, Alexander J. (Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard University) McAdam, McAdam Alexander J.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780323388948
• ISBN: 978-0-323-38894-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 557 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine; The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Gastroenterologie, MEDICAL / Diagnosis, MEDICAL / Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, Medical Diagnosis