Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook 4th | PDF Download

Description:

Continues to serve as the sole major publication providing step-by-step protocols and descriptions that enable clinical microbiologists and laboratory staff personnel to perform all analyses from the receipt of the specimen through processing, testing, interpretation, presentation of the final report, and subsequent consultation.

In response to the ever-changing needs and responsibilities of the clinical microbiology field, Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, Fourth Edition has been extensively reviewed and updated to present the most prominent procedures in use today.

The Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook provides step-by-step protocols and descriptions that allow clinical microbiologists and laboratory staff personnel to confidently and accurately perform all analyses, including appropriate quality control recommendations, from the receipt of the specimen through processing, testing, interpretation, presentation of the final report, and subsequent consultation.

Preface

The fourth edition of the Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook (CMPH) is based on the value and user requirements following the first, second, and third editions of CMPH. All of the sixteen sections have been revised and updated.

The purpose of the fourth, similar to that of the past editions, is to provide those engaged in microbial analysis of clinical specimens with procedures for the detection, identification, and characterization of microorganisms involved in human infections. CMPH remains a procedure-based document that provides step-by-step descriptions of the numerous testing modalities used in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

As with previous editions of CMPH, there is continued and expanded emphasis on molecular and proteomic approaches, bioterrorism, infection control, and the host’s immunological responses to microbial challenges. Highly knowledgeable laboratorians have written these procedures and, as appropriate, the format adheres to CLSI document GP02-A5 (5th ed., 2006).

All procedures have been reviewed extensively by section editors, the editor in chief, and the ASM Press editors. We continue to encourage the users of these documents to bring new methods of universal relevance to our attention so they can be incorporated into the next update and shared with the clinical microbiology community.

Readers are reminded that naming any specific product in CMPH is not intended as an endorsement of that specific product or a suggestion to exclude other equally acceptable products. CMPH is for laboratory use only by qualified, experienced individuals or by personnel under the direct supervision of qualified, experienced individuals. Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this update are comprehensive, accurate, reliable, and reproducible.

Not all existing microbiological protocols are included; however, the editors and authors are familiar with all commonly used protocols. As newer protocols become more widely accepted and used, they will be incorporated into future CMPH revisions.

The fourth edition of CMPH is available in print and as an electronic publication.