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Tables of Contents for Pocket Guide to Clinical Microbiology
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Preface
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SECTION 1 Taxonomic Classification of Medically Important Microorganisms
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General Comments
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Taxonomic Classification of Bacteria
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7
Taxonomic Classification of Human Viruses
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4
Taxonomic Classification of Fungi
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Taxonomic Classification of Parasites
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SECTION 2 Indigenous and Pathogenic Microbes of Humans
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General Comments
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Table 2.1 Human Indigenous Flora
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Microbes Responsible for Human Disease
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Arthropod Vectors of Medically Important Diseases
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Table 2.2 Fungal Pathogens and Geographic Distribution
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Table 2.3 Parasitic Pathogens and Geographic Distribution
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SECTION 3 Specimen Collection and Transport
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General Comments
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Organism-Specific Guidelines for Specimen Collection and Transport
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Table 3.1 General Specimen Collection and Transport Guidelines
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Table 3.2 Confirmation of Food-Borne Infectious Disease Outbreaks
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SECTION 4 Specimen Processing
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General Comments
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Primary Plating Media: Bacteria
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Primary Plating Media: Mycobacteria
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Primary Plating Media: Fungi
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Table 4.1 Dyes and pH Indicators
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Table 4.2 Cells Used for Virus or Chlamydia Isolation
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Microscopy
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Table 4.3 Recommendations for Primary Stains and Bacterial Culture Media
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Table 4.4 Recommendations for Primary Stains and Fungal Culture Media
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Table 4.5 Selection of Diagnostic Tests for Specific Viral Diseases
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Table 4.6 Selection of Diagnostic Tests for Specific Parasitic Diseases
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SECTION 5 Microbial Identification
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General Comments
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Identification Tables: Bacteria
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Table 5.1 Differential Characteristics of Catalase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Table 5.2 Differential Characteristics of Common Staphylococcus Species
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Table 5.3 Differential Characteristics of Catalase-Negative, Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Table 5.4 Differential Characteristics of Catalase-Negative, Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase-Positive, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Table 5.5 Differential Characteristics of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci
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Table 5.6 Differential Characteristics of Selected Viridans Streptococci
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Table 5.7 Differential Characteristics of Enterococcus Groups
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Table 5.8 Differential Characteristics of Common Enterococcus Species
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Table 5.9 Differential Characteristics of Selected Corynebacterium Species
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Table 5.10 Differential Characteristics of Nonpigmented Coryneform Bacteria
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Table 5.11 Differential Characteristics of Yellow-Pigmented Coryneform Bacteria
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Table 5.12 Differential Characteristics of Selected Bacillus Species
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Table 5.13 Differential Characteristics of Partially Acid-Fast Organisms: Nocardia, Rhodococcus, Tsukamurella, and Gordona Species
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Table 5.14 Differential Characteristics of Rapidly Growing Mycobacterium Species
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Table 5.15 Differential Characteristics of Nonchromogenic, Slow-Growing Mycobacterium Species
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Table 5.16 Differential Characteristics of Chromogenic, Slow-Growing Mycobacterium Species
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Table 5.17 Differential Characteristics of Non-Spore-Forming, Gram-Positive, Anaerobic Bacilli
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Table 5.18 Differential Characteristics of Selected Actinomyces and Propionibacterium Species
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Table 5.19 Differential Characteristics of Selected Clostridium Species
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Table 5.20 Differential Characteristics of Selected Oxidase-Negative, Fermentative, Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Table 5.21 Differential Characteristics of Selected Members of the Enterobacteriaceae
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Table 5.22 Differential Characteristics of Selected Oxidase-Positive, Fermentative, Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Table 5.23 Differential Characteristics of Selected Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Plesiomonas Species
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Table 5.24 Differential Characteristics of Haemophilus Species
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Table 5.25 Differential Characteristics of Selected Oxidase-Negative, Oxidative, Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Table 5.26 Differential Characteristics of Selected Oxidase-Positive, Oxidative, Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Table 5.27 Differential Characteristics of the Gram-Negative Bacteria Neisseria, Moraxella, and Kingella Species
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Table 5.28 Differential Characteristics of Selected Oxidase-Negative, Nonoxidative, Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Table 5.29 Differential Characteristics of Selected Oxidase-Positive, Nonoxidative, Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Table 5.30 Differential Characteristics of Selected Campylobacter, Arcobacter, and Helicobacter Species
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Table 5.31 Differential Characteristics of Anaerobic, Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Table 5.32 Differential Characteristics of the Bacteroides fragilis Group
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Identification: Fungi
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Table 5.33 Differential Characteristics of Fermentative Yeasts
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Table 5.34 Differential Characteristics of Nonfermentative Yeasts and Yeast-Like Organisms
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Identification of Filamentous Fungi
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Identification: Parasites
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Table 5.35 Trophozoites of Common Intestinal Amebae
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Table 5.36 Cysts of Common Intestinal Amebae
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Figure 5.1 Amebae and Flagellate Found in Human Stool Specimens
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Table 5.37 Morphological Characteristics of Ciliates, Coccidia, and Tissue Protozoa
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Figure 5.2 Ciliate, Coccidia, and Blastocystis hominis Found in Human Stool Specimens
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Table 5.38 Trophozoites of Flagellates
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Table 5.39 Cysts of Flagellates
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Figure 5.3 Flagellates Found in Human Stool Specimens
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Table 5.40 Morphological Characteristics of Parasites Found in Blood
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Figure 5.4 Relative Sizes of Helminth Eggs
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Table 5.41 Morphological Characteristics of Helminths
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Table 5.42 Key to Adult Stages of Common Arthropods of Medical Importance
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SECTION 6 Vaccines, Antibiotics, and Susceptibility Testing
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General Comments
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Immunization Recommendations for the United States
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Table 6.1 List of Common Antibiotics: Generic and Trade Names
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Table 6.2 Pharmacokinetic Properties of Antibacterial, Antiviral, Antifungal, and Antiparasitic Agents
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Table 6.3 National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) Documents Related to Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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Table 6.4 Quality Control Organisms for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests
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Table 6.5 Summary of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Methods for Bacteria, Mycobacteria, and Fungi
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Table 6.6 Susceptibility Patterns for Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacteria
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Table 6.7 Susceptibility of Common Gram-Negative Bacilli to Selected Penicillins
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Table 6.8 Susceptibility of Common Gram-Negative Bacilli to Selected Cephalosporins
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Table 6.9 Susceptibility of Common Gram-Negative Bacilli to Imipenem and Selected Quinolones
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Table 6.10 Susceptibility Patterns for Miscellaneous Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Table 6.11 Susceptibility Patterns for Fastidious Bacteria
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Table 6.12 Susceptibility Patterns for Anaerobic Bacteria
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Table 6.13 Susceptibility Patterns for Mycobacteria
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Table 6.14 Susceptibility Patterns for Viruses
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Table 6.15 Susceptibility Patterns for Fungi
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Table 6.16 Susceptibility Patterns for Parasites
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SECTION 7 Immunodiagnostic Tests
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General Comments
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Immunodiagnostic Tests: Interpretive Values
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Table 7.1 Criteria for Diagnosis of Syphilis
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Table 7.2 Correlation of Clinical Status and Characteristic Serological Responses to EBV Infection
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Table 7.3 Interpretation of HBV Serological Markers in Patients with Hepatitis
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SECTION 8 Notifiable Infectious Diseases
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General Comments
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Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases--1997
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Geographic Distribution of Selected Notifiable Diseases--Totals for 1992-1996
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Annual Incidence of Selected Notifiable Diseases (1987-1996)
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Figure 8.1 AIDS, Syphilis, Chancroid, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia
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Figure 8.2 Tuberculosis, Lyme Disease, and Pertussis
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Figure 8.3 Salmonella, Shigella, and S. typhi
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Figure 8.4 Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C
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Figure 8.5 Measles, Rubella, and Mumps
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Bibliography
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Index
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