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020 _a9780511543470 (ebook)
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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aRC961.5
_b.C527 2006
082 0 0 _a616.07560913
_222
100 1 _aCheesbrough, Monica,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDistrict laboratory practice in tropical countries.
_nPart 2 /
_cMonica Cheesbrough.
250 _aSecond edition.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2006.
300 _a1 online resource (v, 434 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis new edition includes an update on HIV disease/AIDS, recently developed HIV rapid tests to diagnose HIV infection and screen donor blood, and current information on antiretroviral drugs and the laboratory monitoring of antiretroviral therapy. Information on the epidemiology and laboratory investigation of other pathogens has also been brought up to date. Several new, rapid, simple to perform immunochromatographic tests to assist in the diagnosis of infectious diseases are described, including those for brucellosis, cholera, dengue, leptospirosis, syphilis and hepatitis. Recently developed lgM antibody tests to investigate typhoid fever are also described. The new classification of salmonellae has been introduced. Details of manufacturers and suppliers now include website information and e-mail addresses. The haematology and blood transfusion chapters have been updated, including a review of haemoglobin measurement methods in consideration of the high prevalence of anaemia in developing countries.
650 0 _aTropical medicine
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 _aDiagnosis, Laboratory
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 _aMedical laboratories
_zDeveloping countries.
650 0 _aHealth service areas
_zDeveloping countries.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521676311
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543470
999 _c518955
_d518953