Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic MicrobiologyThis text covers all aspects of diagnostic microbiology, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. New to this ninth edition is up-to-date coverage of Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis, gram-negative rods, Mycobacterium haemophilum, and Rochalimaea. A new chapter on the role of the microbiologist in medical practice identifies the microbiologist's responsibilities within the medical team, with regard to: specimen collection; examination of tissue; designing appropriate test requisition forms; defining rejection criteria for specimens; deciding what is clinically relevant in terms of specimen processing, culturing, identification and susceptibility testing; and implementing cost-saving strategies in the laboratory. |
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... coagulase test . S. aureus is identified on the basis of the presence of the en- zyme coagulase , which binds plasma fibrinogen , causing the organisms to agglutinate or plasma to clot . A rapid screening slide test , the slide coagu ...
... coagulase test . S. aureus is identified on the basis of the presence of the en- zyme coagulase , which binds plasma fibrinogen , causing the organisms to agglutinate or plasma to clot . A rapid screening slide test , the slide coagu ...
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... COAGULASE TEST PRINCIPLE Only S. aureus , the most virulent species , and S. intermedius ( rarely isolated from humans ) produce coagulase able to clot rabbit enzyme plasma , differentiating them from the rest of the Micrococcaceae ...
... COAGULASE TEST PRINCIPLE Only S. aureus , the most virulent species , and S. intermedius ( rarely isolated from humans ) produce coagulase able to clot rabbit enzyme plasma , differentiating them from the rest of the Micrococcaceae ...
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... coagulase - negative staphylococci re- quire isolation of the bacteria . IDENTIFICATION The majority of coagulase - negative staphylococci isolated from clinically significant sources are S. epidermidis.2 These isolations may merely ...
... coagulase - negative staphylococci re- quire isolation of the bacteria . IDENTIFICATION The majority of coagulase - negative staphylococci isolated from clinically significant sources are S. epidermidis.2 These isolations may merely ...
Contents
Purpose and Philosophy | 3 |
Laboratory Safety | 8 |
Laboratory Organization and Continuous Quality Assessment | 17 |
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