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tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir Clinical Parasitology tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir YOU’VE JUST PURCHASED MORE THAN A TEXTBOOK ACTIVATE THE COMPLETE LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT COMES WITH YOUR BOOK BY REGISTERING AT http://evolve.elsevier.com/Zeibig/parasitology Once you register, you will have access to your FREE STUDY TOOLS: • Interactive Quizzes Questions for each chapter help test your knowledge of the content. REGISTER TODAY! tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir Clinical Parasitology A PRACTICAL APPROACH Second Edition G R V - 9 9 s.ir hir & n s a a t si r e p . p vi Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing (formerly Zeibig), PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Interim Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs Program Director, Master of Science in Health Sciences Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science Doisy College for Health Sciences Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir 3251 Riverport Lane St. Louis, Missouri 63043 CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH ISBN: 978-1-4160-6044-4 Copyright © 2013, 1997 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 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Accurso, PhD, MT(ASCP) Michelle Mantooth, MSc, MLS(ASCP)CM, Assistant Professor CG(ASCP)CM Medical Laboratory Science Program MLT Instructor University of Cincinnati Trident Technical College Cincinnati, Ohio Charleston, South Carolina Hassan A. Aziz, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Lauren Roberts, MS, MT(ASCP) Director and Associate Professor Microbiology Laboratory Biomedical Sciences St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Qatar University Phoenix, Arizona Doha, Qatar John P. Seabolt, EdD, MT(ASCP)SM Lynda A. Britton, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM SM Senior Academic Coordinator Program Director and Professor Department of Biology Program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences University of Kentucky Department of Clinical Sciences Lexington, Kentucky School of Allied Health Professions LSU Health Sciences Center Teresa A. Taff, MA, MT(ASCP)SM Shreveport, Louisiana Laboratory Manager and Program Director School of Clinical Laboratory Science Janice M. Conway-Klaassen, PhD, Mercy Hospital St. Louis MT(ASCP)SM St. Louis, Missouri Director, Clinical Laboratory Science University of Minnesota TEST BANK WRITER Minneapolis, Minnesota Janice M. Conway-Klaassen, PhD, Jill Dennis, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM MT(ASCP)SM Associate Dean of Academic Operations Director, Clinical Laboratory Science Assistant Professor of Medical Laboratory University of Minnesota Science Minneapolis, Minnesota Thomas University Thomasville, Georgia Linda J. Graeter, PhD, MT(ASCP) Associate Professor Medical Laboratory Science Program University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio vi tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir R E V I E W E R S Thomas Betsy, DC Amy R. Kapanka, MS, MT(ASCP)SC Professor MLT Program Director Bergen Community College Hawkeye Community College Paramus, New Jersey Waterloo, Iowa Adjunct Professor Felician College Perthena Latchaw, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM Lodi, New Jersey MLT Program Director Adjunct Professor Seminole State College SUNY Rockland Community College Seminole, Oklahoma Suffern, New York Laura A. Mayer Dorothy M. Boisvert, EdD, MT(ASCP) Office Assistant Professor Doisy College of Health Sciences Department of Biology/Chemistry Office of the Dean Fitchburg State College Saint Louis University Fitchburg, Massachusetts St. Louis, Missouri Donna M. Duberg, MA, MS, MT(ASCP)SM Paula C. Mister, MS, MT, SM(ASCP) Vice-Chair, Assistant Professor Educational Coordinator and Clinical Clinical Laboratory Science Department Microbiology Instructor Doisy College of Health Sciences Medical Microbiology Saint Louis University Johns Hopkins Hospital St. Louis, Missouri Instructor, Biology Department Community Colleges of Baltimore County Alese M. Furnald, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory Clinical Laboratory Scientist and Instructor Microbiologist Stevenson University Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital Baltimore, Maryland Columbia, Missouri Cynthia Parsons, MS, MT(ASCP) Lynne Hamilton, PhD, MT(ASCP) Program Director, Medical Laboratory Assistant Professor Technology Clinical Laboratory Science Program Northeast Texas Community College School of Allied Health Sciences Mt. Pleasant, Texas Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, Texas Lauren Roberts, MS, MT(ASCP) Microbiology Laboratory Katherine M. Hopper, MS, MT St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona Nashville, Tennessee Anne T. Rodgers, PhD, MT(ASCP) Retired Professor of Medical Technology Hendersonville, North Carolina vii tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir viii REVIEWERS Wendy Warren Sweatt, MT(ASCP), MS, CLS Linda Layne Williford Pifer, PhD, SM(ASCP), Clinical Coordinator GS(ABB) Center for Professional, Career, and Technical Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Education Sciences Jefferson State Community College University of Tennessee Health Science Center Birmingham, Alabama Memphis, Tennessee Teresa A. Taff, MA, MT(ASCP)SM Michele B. Zitzmann, MHS, MLS(ASCP) Laboratory Manager and Program Director Associate Professor School of Clinical Laboratory Science Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Mercy Hospital St. Louis Louisiana State University Health Sciences St. Louis, Missouri Center New Orleans, Louisiana Valerie A. Watson, MS Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir PREFACE ix P R E F A C E Parasitology is an important component of The location of this chapter has been moved clinical laboratory medicine. The results obtained from the last chapter in the book to the second through specimen examination for parasites, chapter of the book right after the introduction provide invaluable information regarding the discussion. An updated, where appropriate, lab- diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Track- oratory diagnosis section is incorporated under ing the epidemiology of such organisms as the discussion of each parasite. Second is that of well as establishing prevention mechanisms may accurate organism identification, which is para- be accomplished with the assistance of this mount to successful parasitology. To enhance information. proper organism identification, full-color photo- Although numerous advances in technology micrographs are now embedded within the have been developed during recent years, the tra- corresponding parasite discussions. Full-color ditional technique of manually processing and detailed line drawings, many of which are examining the samples both macroscopically and enlarged to show detail, with structures labelled, microscopically still occurs in select clinical set- where appropriate and updated “Typical Char- tings. It is critical that well-educated and highly acteristics at a Glance” tables have been added. trained individuals perform these procedures as Periodic references to other chapters, without well as read and interpret the results. Thus, the being redundant, are strategically placed in the goal of this second edition is to provide such text to assist the reader in quickly finding addi- information for students preparing for a career tional information. in laboratory medicine, for learners in related Several parasites deemed appropriate, primar- disciplines, which include parasitology, and for ily in the Arthropod Chapter (Chapter 13) have clinical practitioners. been added to this second edition. Under the This “learner friendly” text is designed to individual parasite descriptions concise informa- assist learners in both the didactic and laboratory tion is incorporated regarding life cycle notes, components associated with human clinical par- epidemiology, clinical symptomatology, treat- asitology. Students using this book will have the ment, prevention and control, and notes of opportunity to develop the skills necessary to interest and new trends, where appropriate. become proficient entry-level practitioners. Cur- Features such as side-by-side comparison rently practicing clinicians may also find this drawings and an entire chapter dedicated to book of use as both a reference at the bench and common artifacts and confusers (Chapter 12) as a mechanism for these individuals to review that were placed into the first edition are also and sharpen their skills. In alignment with included in this edition with revisions for clarity Elsevier standards, the term laboratory techni- made as appropriate. The introduction to each cians is used throughout the book when referring chapter is now known as a feature called “Focus- to practicing laboratorians. The term in this ing In,” whereas the summary of each chapter context does not refer to a specific level of prac- constitutes the section entitled “Looking Back.” titioner but rather to all practitioners. A series of chapter review questions and a case In order to accomplish the aforementioned study with questions for consideration comprise goal, the primary focus of this text is two-fold. the section at the end of appropriate chapters First is that assurance that proper diagnostic entitled “Test Your Knowledge.” laboratory techniques are employed when con- This second edition contains several addi- ducting parasitology testing. The major adjust- tional features worthy of mentioning that pertain ments/new features designed to address this to the book in general, to specific chapters, and/ component of the two-fold focus are as follows. or to individual parasite discussions. Learning ix tahir99-VRG & vip.persianss.ir

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