Gold Standard consensus-based procedures from the experts.

The Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 5th edition, provides those engaged in microbial analysis of clinical specimens with procedures for the detection, identification, and characterization of microorganisms involved in human infections. This unique and valuable collection of step-by-step descriptions of the numerous testing modalities used in the clinical microbiology laboratory was written and edited by highly knowledgeable laboratorians. The 5th edition features two new sections, one on blood cultures and one on MALDI-TOF MS, and the sections on molecular diagnostics, virology, and serology were extensively revised and updated. Presented over multiple volumes, this handbook enables laboratory staff to 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.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 Procedure Coding, Reimbursement, and Billing Compliance

SECTION EDITORS: Vickie Baselski and Alice Weissfeld

SECTION 2 Specimen Collection, Transport, and Acceptability

SECTION EDITORS: Andrea Linscott and Huanyu Wang

SECTION 3 Aerobic Bacteriology

SECTION EDITOR: Amanda T. Harrington and Melanie L. Yarbrough

SECTION 4 Anaerobic Bacteriology

SECTION EDITOR: Audrey N. Schuetz

Section 5: Blood Culture

Section 6: MALDI-TOF

SECTION 7 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

SECTION EDITORS: Romney M. Humphries and Patricia J. Simner

SECTION 8: AEROBIC ACTINOMYCETES

Section 9: MYCOBACTERIOLOGY AND ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING

SECTION 10: MYCOLOGY AND ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING

Section 11: PARASITOLOGY

Section 12: Viruses and Chlamydiae

Section 13: SEROLOGY

Section 14: Molecular Techinuqes

Section 15: Epidemiologic and Infection Control Microbiology

Section 16: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Laboratory Records, and Water Quality

Section 17: Biohazards and Safety

Section 18: Bioterrorism