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Isospora(isosporosis) 515 belli 504 – 505, 515 diagnosis 639 Isotype56, 142 Ixodes 607 persulcatus 610 ricinus 607 – 612 biology 607 – 609 diagnosis 61 0, 653 epidemiology 609 – 610 lifecycle 609 morphology 607 tickbiteprevention 610 scapularis 610 Ixodida 607

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Jgenes 142 JapaneseBencephalitis 443 Japanesespottedfever 332 JCvirus 415 – 416 clinicalpicture 415 – 416 diagnosis 416 pathogenesis 415 – 416 Jointinfections 653 – 654 Juninvirus 463 – 464

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Kantigens 281 Kcells 142 Kala-Azar 493 seealsoLeishmania (leishmanioses) Kanamycin 189 Kaposisarcoma 425 – 426, 451 Kauffmann–White scheme,salmonellae 283 , 284 Keratitis428, 656 Keratoconjunctivitis 41 6, 421 Ketoconazole 356 Ketolides 191 mechanismofaction 198 Kinetoplasta 477 Kingellakingae222, 304 Kissingdisease424, 425 Klebsiella223, 280 nosocomialinfection 343

oxytoca 295 ozaenae 295 pneumoniae 28 0, 295 diagnosis 633 rhinoscleromatis 295 Koch’sphenomenon 266 Koplik’sspots 466 Kupffercells 142 Kuru 47 3, 474 Kveimtest 99

&L Laboratoryculturesee Bacterialculture:Fungal culture;Viralculture Laboratorydiagnosis bacteria 207 – 218 culturingmethods 21 2–2 14 see also Bacterial culture identificationof pathogen 214 – 218 bacterialantigende- tection 217 chemicalcharacter- istics 215 diagnosticanimal tests 217 molecularmethods 21 6–2 17 morphologicalchar- acteristics 21 4, 215 physiologicalchar- acteristics 21 4, 215 microscopy 211 – 212 preconditions 208 sampling 208 – 210 blood 210 cerebrospinalfluid 210 gastrointestinal tract 210 pusandwoundse- cretions 210 respiratorytract 209 urogenitaltract 210 transportoftestma- terial 208 seealsospecificbac- teria gastrointestinalinfec- tions 21 0, 621 – 622, 638 – 640 laboratorysafety 21 7–2 18

parasitoses 621 – 626 cultivation 623 immunologicaltech- niques 624 – 626 materialforPCR 624 moleculartechniques 624 – 626 shipmentofmaterials 621 specimenhandling 621 – 623 respiratorytractinfec- tions209, 62 3, 630 – 634 lowerrespiratorytract 632 – 634 upperrespiratorytract 630 – 631 urogenitaltractinfec- tions 635 – 636 viruses 405 – 411 culturingseeViral culture directdetection 408 – 411 followingbiochemi- calamplification 409 – 411 indications 405 – 406 serodiagnosis 411 seealsospecificviruses Laboratorysafety 217 – 218 LaCrossevirus 461 LambliosisseeGiardiain- testinalis Lamoxactam 192 Lancefieldgroups 235 Lancetliverfluke 557 Larvamigransexternasee Cutaneouslarvamigrans (CLM) Larvamigransinternasee Viscerallarvamigrans (VLM) Laryngotracheobronchitis 631 Lassavirus 463 – 464 diagnosis 464 epidemiology 464 prevention 464 Latentinfection 394 Laundrydisinfection 41 Legionella(Legionnaire’s disease) 311 – 312 classification 311 clinicalpicture 312 diagnosis 31 2, 633 epidemiology 312 pathogenesis 312

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