Book Description
Handbook of Media for Clinical Microbiology, Second Edition provides an easy-to-use reference for routine and specialized media employed in the cultivation of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and viruses in clinical diagnostic laboratories. This edition adds descriptions of newly employed media used for cultivating emerging pathogens. It also discusses the role of the clinical laboratory in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, and the process for detecting infectious diseases, including specimen receipt, media selection, antibiotic susceptibility testing, and biosafety considerations. It also covers the clinical laboratory's role within the Laboratory Response Network for detecting bioterrorism.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Organizaton
Names of Media
Trademarks
Composition of Media
pH Buffers
Manufacturers of Commercially Prepared Media
Sources of Media
Preparation of Media
Diagnostic Microbiology: Isolation and Identification of Pathogens
References
Alphabetical Listing of Media
Index
