Mycobacteria : Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences Monographs

Mycobacteria covers some aspects of mycobacterial identification. The book starts by describing a historical review of tuberculosis, including topics about searching for its causes and cure and about the use of chemotherapy for treating tuberculosis. The text describes the different species of Mycobacteriaceae, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. africanum, M. bovis, M. microti, and M. ulcerans. Safety precautions in pathology laboratories; the preparation of good culture media and sensitivity test media; and the treatment of specimens are also considered. The book further tackles sensitivity testing of Mycobacteria using the resistance ratio method, the proportional method and the absolute concentration method, and methods of identifying mycobacteria. The text also describes assay methods for anti-tuberculosis drugs. Pathologists, medical technologists, and other people working in pathology laboratories will find the book useful. Content: Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences Monographs , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Foreword , Page v Preface , Page vii 1 - Tuberculosis–the Killer Disease , Pages 1-6 2 - Mycobacteriaceae , Pages 7-19 3 - Safety Precautions , Pages 20-24 4 - Culture Media , Pages 25-41 5 - The Treatment of Specimens , Pages 42-53 6 - Sensitivity Testing of Mycobacteria , Pages 54-60 7 - Methods for Identifying Mycobacteria , Pages 61-87 8 - Identification of Mycobacterial Isolates , Pages 88-100 9 - Antituberculosis Drugs , Pages 101-106 References and Bibliography , Pages 107-109 Index , Pages 111-114