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Medical microbiology testing in primary care

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Medical microbiology testing in primary care/ J. Keith Struthers.
Author:	Struthers, J. Keith.
other author:	Weinbren, Michael J.
Published:	London :Manson Pub., : 2012.,
Description:	1 online resource (257 p.)
Notes:	Organisms to consider in pregnancy.
Subject:	Microbiology - Technique. -
Online resource:	http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/book/10.1201/b15133
ISBN:	9781840766202 (electronic bk.)

Medical microbiology testing in primary care
Struthers, J. Keith.

Medical microbiology testing in primary care[electronic resource] /J. Keith Struthers. - London :Manson Pub.,2012. - 1 online resource (257 p.)

Organisms to consider in pregnancy.

Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The Introduction; Introduction; Critical steps; Assessing one's own microbiology knowledge; The laboratory repertoire; Specimen collection; The request form; The role of the laboratory; Epidemiology of specimens received from primary care; Public health and the community; Notification of infectious diseases and causative agents; Summary and key points; Chapter 2 Organisms and Antibiotics; Introduction; A practical problem; Common organisms associated with infection in the community; The activity of antibiotics against bacteria.

And key pointsChapter 8 The Eye and the Respiratory Tract Specimen; Overview; Introduction; The eye; The ear, nose, and throat; The lower respiratory tract; Tuberculosis; Summary and key points; Chapter 9 The Serology Specimen; Introduction; How to get the most out of the laboratory; Markers of infection; Screening and determination of immune status; Specimen collection; Hepatitis viruses; Management of sharps/splash injuries to members of the public; Summary and key points; Chapter 10 Infections in Pregnancy; Introduction; Role of the antenatal clinic.

ISBN: 9781840766202 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

744123
Microbiology
--Technique.

LC Class. No.: RA427 / .S927 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 658.913621

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505 0 $a Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The Introduction; Introduction; Critical steps; Assessing one's own microbiology knowledge; The laboratory repertoire; Specimen collection; The request form; The role of the laboratory; Epidemiology of specimens received from primary care; Public health and the community; Notification of infectious diseases and causative agents; Summary and key points; Chapter 2 Organisms and Antibiotics; Introduction; A practical problem; Common organisms associated with infection in the community; The activity of antibiotics against bacteria.
505 8 $a Antibiotic guidelines to use in common infectionsIntravenous antibiotic use in the community; outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT); The role that antibiotics have in predisposing to Clostridium difficile infection, the agent responsible for CDAD; The expectations of patients and parents; Summary and key points; Chapter 3 The urine specimen; Introduction; Organisms and epidemiology; Specific issues relating to the urine specimen; Primary care; The patient; Collecting the urine specimen; The request form; The laboratory report; Sterile pyuria; Treatment; Summary and key points.
505 8 $a Chapter 4 The Genital SpecimenIntroduction; Organisms and epidemiology; Specific issues associated with the genital specimen; Primary care; The patient; Collecting the specimen; The request form; The laboratory report; Treatment; Summary and key points; Chapter 5 The Swab of the Chronic Leg Ulcer; Introduction; Organisms and epidemiology; Specific issues associated with the chronic leg ulcer swab; Primary care; The patient; Collecting the specimen; The request form; The laboratory report; Treatment; Summary and key points.
505 8 $a Chapter 6 Fungal Scrapings of the Nail Apparatus (Onychomycosis), the Hair, and the SkinIntroduction; Organisms and epidemiology; Specific issues with the fungal scraping specimen; Primary care; The patient; Collecting the specimen; The request form; The laboratory report; Treatment; Summary and key points; Chapter 7 The Faecal Specimen; Introduction; Organisms and epidemiology; Specific issues with the faecal specimen; Primary care; The patient; Collecting the specimen; The request form; The laboratory report; Treatment; Clostridium difficile and CDAD; Hygiene practices.
520 $a And key pointsChapter 8 The Eye and the Respiratory Tract Specimen; Overview; Introduction; The eye; The ear, nose, and throat; The lower respiratory tract; Tuberculosis; Summary and key points; Chapter 9 The Serology Specimen; Introduction; How to get the most out of the laboratory; Markers of infection; Screening and determination of immune status; Specimen collection; Hepatitis viruses; Management of sharps/splash injuries to members of the public; Summary and key points; Chapter 10 Infections in Pregnancy; Introduction; Role of the antenatal clinic.
520 $a This concise, highly illustrated case-based guide will help community-based primary care physicians and nurses, and laboratory-based microbiologists, better understand each other's requirements in collecting and interpreting specimens, and thus to improve the quality of patient care.
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700 1 $a Taggart, Christopher. $3 997328
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