Practical Guide to Diagnostic Parasitology

Designed as a training aid and rapid reference for laboratorians, this volume supplements the large standard textbooks in clinical parasitology, providing comprehensive information for practicing microbiologists, physicians, medical technologists, and students. The book contains brief and easily accessible summaries of diagnostic procedures and organism morphology and offers descriptions of the parasites with clear illustrations, both diagrammatic and photographic. Diagnostic algorithms, tables, identification keys and extensive information on method selection and clinical relevance make this an essential guide.