Practical Guide to Diagnostic Parasitology

In the 21st century the field of diagnostic medical parasitology continues to see dramatic changes, including newly recognized pathogens and the changing endemicity and classification of familiar organisms; neglected tropical diseases and the impact of global climate change; and new methodologies and risk management issues. This classic clinical laboratory parasitology reference, now in its third edition, has been extensively revised and updated in a new full-color format. Still organized to provide maximum help to the user, particularly from the bench perspective, every section has been expanded with new images and discussion.
 
Specimen collection, preservation, and testing options are thoroughly discussed, from the routine ova and parasite examination to blood films, fecal immunoassays, and the newer molecular test panels. Specific test procedures, laboratory methods and reagents, and algorithms are provided. The ever-helpful "FAQ" section of commonly asked questions now offers expanded information on stool specimen fixatives and testing, thorough coverage of new techniques, and advice on reporting and commenting on results.
 
The heart of the Guide, covering identification of individual pathogens, has been expanded with more discussion and comparison of organisms and dozens of new color images. An entirely new section has been added that uses extensive figures and new tables to illustrate common problems with differentiating organisms from one another and from possible microscopic artifacts. The final section has been reorganized to include identification keys and dozens of tables summarizing organism characteristics to assist the bench microbiologist with routine diagnostic testing methods.
 
If you are looking for online access to the latest clinical microbiology content, please visit www.wiley.com/learn/clinmicronow.

List of contents

Garcia 3e TOC draft from mss
 
Preface 000
 
Acknowledgments 000
 
SECTION 1 Philosophy and Approach to Diagnostic Parasitology
 
Neglected Tropical Diseases
 
Why Perform Diagnostic Parasitology Testing?
 
Travel
 
Population Movements
 
Control Issues
 
Global Climate Change
 
Epidemiologic Considerations
 
Compromised Patients; Potential Sex Bias Regarding Infection Susceptibility, Aging
 
Approach to Therapy
 
Who Should Perform Diagnostic Parasitology Testing?
 
Laboratory Personnel
 
Nonlaboratory Personnel
 
Where Should Diagnostic Parasitology Testing Be Performed?
 
Inpatient Setting
 
Outpatient or Referral Setting
 
Decentralized Testing
 
Physician Office Laboratories
 
Over-the-Counter (Home Care) Testing
 
Field Sites
 
What Factors Should Precipitate Testing?
 
Travel and Residence History
 
Immune Status of the Patient
 
Clinical Symptoms
 
Documented Previous Infection
 
Contact with Infected Individuals
 
Potential Outbreak Testing
 
Occupational Testing
 
Therapeutic Failure
 
What Testing Should Be Performed?
 
Routine Tests
 
Special Testing, Reference Laboratories
 
Specialized Referral Test Options: DPDx and Other Sites
 
Other (Nonmicrobiological) Testing
 
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 (PAM)
 
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, Stramenopiles
 
Flagellates
 
Ciliates
 
Apicomplexa (Including Coccodia)
 
Microsporidia (Now Classified with the Fungi)
 
Protozoa (Other Body Sites)
 
Amebae
 
Flagellates
 
Apicomplexa (Including Coccidia)
 
Microsporidia (Now Classified with the Fungi)
 
Protozoa (Blood and Tissue)
 
Apicomplexa (Including 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 (North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania)
 
Table 2.3 Body sites and possible parasites recovered (trophozoites, cysts, oocysts, spores, adults, larvae, eggs, amastigotes, and trypomastigotes)
 

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

About the author

Lynne Shore Garcia is the director of LSG & Associates, a firm providing training, teaching, and consultation services for diagnostic medical parasitology and health care administration. A former manager of the UCLA Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, she is a sought-after speaker (nationally and internationally) and author of hundreds of articles, book chapters, and books including two ASM Press books, Clinical Laboratory Management, Second Edition and Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Sixth Edition.

Summary

In the 21st century the field of diagnostic medical parasitology continues to see dramatic changes, including newly recognized pathogens and the changing endemicity and classification of familiar organisms; neglected tropical diseases and the impact of global climate change; and new methodologies and risk management issues. This classic clinical laboratory parasitology reference, now in its third edition, has been extensively revised and updated in a new full-color format. Still organized to provide maximum help to the user, particularly from the bench perspective, every section has been expanded with new images and discussion.

Specimen collection, preservation, and testing options are thoroughly discussed, from the routine ova and parasite examination to blood films, fecal immunoassays, and the newer molecular test panels. Specific test procedures, laboratory methods and reagents, and algorithms are provided. The ever-helpful "FAQ" section of commonly asked questions now offers expanded information on stool specimen fixatives and testing, thorough coverage of new techniques, and advice on reporting and commenting on results.

The heart of the Guide, covering identification of individual pathogens, has been expanded with more discussion and comparison of organisms and dozens of new color images. An entirely new section has been added that uses extensive figures and new tables to illustrate common problems with differentiating organisms from one another and from possible microscopic artifacts. The final section has been reorganized to include identification keys and dozens of tables summarizing organism characteristics to assist the bench microbiologist with routine diagnostic testing methods.

If you are looking for online access to the latest clinical microbiology content, please visit www.wiley.com/learn/clinmicronow.

Product details

• Authors: LS Garcia, Lynne S Garcia, Lynne S. Garcia, Lynne Shore Garcia
• Assisted by: Lynne Shore Garcia (Editor), Lynn Shore Garcia (Editor), Lynne Shore Garcia (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2021
• EAN: 9781683670391
• ISBN: 978-1-68367-039-1
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 181 mm x 27 mm x 252 mm
• Weight: 1236 g
• Series: ASM Books; ASM
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; Medizin, Parasitologie, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Parasitology, Medical Science, Klinische Mikrobiologie, Clinical Microbiology