Description

Changes in the organization of health services in developing countries have led to district levels assuming more responsibility for the planning, delivery and quality of community health care.

This fully up-dated new edition has been produced to help those working in the district laboratory, and those responsible for the organization and management of community laboratory services and the training of district laboratory personnel. Replacing the previous publication Medical Laboratory Manual for Tropical Countries, this book provides an up-to-date practical bench manual, taking a modern approach to the provision of a quality medical laboratory service

Part 11

This immensely useful volume describes in practical detail microbiological, haematological, and blood transfusion techniques with an emphasis on the use of standard operating procedures, quality assurance and good laboratory practice. There is a twenty page colour section, including 80 microbiology plates and 35 plates showing normal and abnormal blood cells.

The microbiology chapter focuses on infections prevalent in tropical countries, including HIV, tuberculosis and dengue. The haematology chapter deals with the investigation of anaemia and haemoglobinopathies. The blood transfusion chapter covers the full spectrum of techniques and procedures.