Procedure Manual for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasites

Introduction Survival of Trophozoites and Cysts in Unpreserved Fecal Specimens Collecting/Preserving Solutions The Use of Collecting/Preserving Solutions The Quality of Preserved Eggs and Parasites Background of the MIF-Type Collecting/Preserving Solutions Environmental Considerations Application of Collecting/Preserving Methods The Specimen Fecal Specimens in the Clinical Laboratory Factors Having an Impacting on Specimen Collection Procedure for Specimen Collection for Parasitology Factors Having an Impact on Specimen Preparation Written Instructions for Specimen Collection. Instructions for Collecting Fecal Specimens The Microscope and Examination of the Specimen The Microscope and Microscopy Using Their Refractive Index to Find Parasites and Eggs Eyepiece Micrometer Selection of Lenses Preparing Wet-Mount Slides from the Preserved Specimen for Microscopic Examination Concentration Methods Introduction Use of the Centrifuge for Concentration Methods Flotation Methods Sedimentation Methods Stains and Staining Methods Stains and Staining Methods Preparing Permanently Stained Fecal Films Preparing Fecal Films for Permanent Staining Staining Methods for Preparing Permanently Stained Fecal Films from Specimens Fixed in PVA Staining Methods for Preparing Permanently Stained Fecal Films from Specimens Fixed in SAF, PIF, or MIF Reusing and Changing Solutions in the Staining Setup Application of Methods Comparison of Collecting/Preserving Solutions. Selecting Methods for the Laboratory Special Methods Acid-Fast Stains Preparing Temporary Wet Mounts Egg Count Procedures Post-Treatment Examinations Introduction to the Parasites Parasites Identified by Examining Fecal Preparations Helminth Parasites in General Protozoan Parasites in General Source of Infection and Modes of Transmission The Helminths Diagnosis of Helminth Infections Trematode Eggs Cestode Eggs Nematode Eggs Nematode Juveniles Introduction to the "Key to Helminth Eggs Found in Feces" Photomicrographs of Helminth Eggs Key to Helminth Eggs Found in Feces The Protozoa Structure of the Intestinal Protozoa Structure of the Intestinal Amoebae Structure of the Intestinal Flagellates Structure of the Intestinal Ciliates Structure of the Intestinal Coccidia The Intestinal Amoebae Introduction to the "Key for Differentiating Species of Intestinal Amoebae in Fecal Specimens Preserved in PIF or MIF" Key for Differentiating Species of Intestinal Amoebae in Specimens Preserved in PIF or MIF The Intestinal Flagellates The Intestinal Ciliates The Intestinal Coccidia Protozoa of Uncertain Taxonomic Position Photomicropgraphs of Intestinal Protozoa Nonhuman Parasites and Structures that Mimic Parasites Structures Resembling Protozoa Structures Resembling Helminth Eggs Spurious Infections with Eggs and Cysts of Animals Appendices Technical Information Glossary References Index

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• Biologia molecular
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