PART a GENERAL SECTION: Organization of the Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory: Quality Assurance. Computers in Medical Microbiology. Safety in the Microbiology Laboratory. Laboratory Strategy in the Diagnosis of Infective Syndromes. Specimen Collection, Culture Containers and Media. Culture of Bacteria. Tests for the Identification of Bacteria. Laboratory Control of Antimicrobial Therapy. Some Serological Techniques for Microbial and Viral Infections. Nucleic Acid Techniques in Diagnostic Microbiology PART B BACTERIA and RELATED ORGANISMS: Staphylococcus: Cluster Forming Gram-Positive Cocci. Streptococcus and Enterococcus. Streptococcus Pneumoniae. Neisseria, Moraxella, Acinetobacter. Corynebacterium. Listeria, Erysipelothrix. Bacillus. Mycobacterium. Actinomycetes: Actinomyces, Actinomadra, Nocardia, Streptomyces and Related Genera. Enterobacteriacea: Escherichia, Kelbsiella, Proteus and Other Genera. Salmonella. Shigella. Psuedomonas, Stenotrophomas, Burkholderia. Vibrio: Aeromonas: Plesiomonas: Campylobacter: Arcobacter: Hel Icobacter: Wolinella. Haemophilus, Gardnerella and Other Bacilli. Bordetella. Brucella. Yersinia, Pasteurella, Francisella. Legionellaceae. Bacteroides, Fusobacterium and Other Gram-Negative Anaerobic Rods: Anaerobic Cocci: Identification of Anaerobes. Clostridia of Wound Infection. Enteropathogenic Clostridia and Clostridium Botulinum. Treponema: Serological Tests for Syphilis. Leptospira, Borrelia, Spirillum. Coxiella Burnetii and Other Medically Important Members for the Family Rickettsiaceae. Mycoplasma Pneumonaie and Other Medically Important Members of the Family Mycoplasmataceae. Chlamydia PART C VIRUSES: Laboratory Diagnosis of Virus Infections. Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections. Cell and Virus Culture PART D FUNGI: Fungi PART E PROTOZOA: Protozoa PART F HELMINTHS: Helminths PART G GENERAL METHODS: Immunofluorescence and Immunoelectronmicroscopy: Some Selected Aspects of Light and Electronmicroscopy. Staining Methods. Sterilization and Disinfection in the Laboratory. Ph Meas
