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Gram-Negative Anaerobes, 206
Laboratory Identification of
Mycobacteria, 207
Acid-Fast Stains, 209
Classification of Mycobacteria Based on
Pathogenicity, 210
Classification of Nontuberculous
Mycobacteria Based on Physiology,
211
Medically Important Mycobacteria, 212
Chlamydiaand Chlamydophila, 215
Spirochetes, 216
Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma, 217
Rickettsiae, 218
Routine Culture Setup and
Interpretation, 219
Fecal Pathogens, 223
Major Classes of Antibiotics, 224
Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Method
(Kirby Bauer), 227
Other Susceptibility Tests, 229
Automated Identification an
Susceptibility Testing, 231
Examples of Quality Control in
Microbiology Labs, 232Stool Specimens for Ova and Parasites,
234
Ova and Parsite Examiniation, 235
Intestinal Amebae, 236
Flagellates of the Intestinal and
Urogentital Tracts, 239
Intestinal Ciliates, 243
Intestinal Sporozoans, 244
Intestinal Nematodes, 245
Intestinal Cestodes, 251
Trematodes, 254
Blood and Tissue Protozoa, 258
Differentiation ofPlasmodium, 262
Blood and Tissue Helminths, 265
Stains Used in Mycology, 266
Fungal Culture Media, 267
Dernatophytes, 268
Dimorphic Fungi, 269
Yeast, 271
Contaminants/Opportunistic
Fungi, 273
Fungal Pathogens by Site, 276
Viral Structure, 277
Viral Replication, 278
Human DNA Viruses, 279Human RNA Viruses, 280
Common Viruses by Site, 282
Viral Speciment Collection and
Transport, 283
Methods for Diagnosis of Viral
Infections, 284
Cell Cultures, 285
Comparison of Microorganisms, 286
Section 4 Hematology Review, 287
Blood Cells, 288
Comparison of Conventional and
SI Units for Adult Reference Ranges,
289
Reference Ranges for Red Blood Cell
Parameters, 290
Reference Ranges for Leukocytes and
Platelets, 291
Hematopoietic Cell Differentiation, 292
Erythropoiesis, 293
Changes During Cell Maturation, 294
Erythrocytic Developmental Series, 295
Asynchronous Erythropoiesis, 296
Hemoglobin, 297
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis, 298
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