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Tables of Contents for Manual of Commercial Methods in Clinical Microbiology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Coordinating Authors
ix
Contributors
xi
Foreword
Gary V. Doern
xiii
Preface
xv
Acknowledgments
xvii
Important Notice
xix
Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Regulation of Commercial Clinical Microbiology Products
Sharon L. Hansen
1
11
Commercial Blood Culture Systems and Methods
Melvin P. Weinstein and L. Barth Reller
12
10
Rapid Systems and Instruments for the Identification of Bacteria
Alan T. Evangelista Allan L. Truant and Paul P. Bourbeau
22
28
Anaerobic Bacteriology
Stephen D. Allen Christopher L. Emery and Jean A. Siders
50
34
Rapid Systems and Instruments for the Identification of Viruses
Marilyn A. Menegus
84
16
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Richard L. Hodinka
100
28
Chlamydia trachomatis
Robert C. Jerris and Carolyn M. Black
128
73
Mycoplasmas
Ken B. Waites Deborah F. Talkington and Cecile M. Bebear
201
24
Commercial Methods for Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Fungi
Donna M. Wolk and Glenn D. Roberts
225
31
Mycobacteria
Glenn D. Roberts Leslie Hall and Donna M. Wolk
256
18
Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Lynne S. Garcia
274
32
Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Donald Jungkind and Harald H. Kessler
306
18
Automated Immunoassay Analyzers
Richard L. Hodinka
324
12
Commercial Methods in Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Thomas J. Inzana David S. Lindsay Xiang-Jin Meng and Karen W. Post
336
24
A Comparison of Current Laboratory Information Systems
Charles T. Ladoulis Allan L. Truant and Ray D. Aller
360
36
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Byungse Suh Jay R. Kostman and Richard Maniglia
396
17
Rapid Systems and Instruments for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria
Alan T. Evangelista and Allan L. Truant
413
16
Clinical Microbiology: Looking Ahead
Donna M. Wolk and David H. Persing
429
22
Appendix / Manufacturers and Distributors
Jamshid Moghaddas and Allan L. Truant
451
16
Index
467
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