Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology: A Text and Workbook [Paperback]

Maria D. Delost MS MT(ASCP) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0801678536 | ISBN-13: 978-0801678530 | Edition: Workbook

An introductory text intended for medical laboratory technician students and others needing an essential introduction to diagnostic microbiology. It covers bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. The workbook exercises include lab exercises, case studies, and review questions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; Workbook edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801678536
• ISBN-13: 978-0801678530
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Medical Laboratory Technologists, February 23, 2002

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This review is from: Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology: A Text and Workbook (Paperback)

I am a Medical Technologist who is retraining in the microbiology lab. This book has been a lifesaver for me. It's a concise and practical review. Just the right amount of information. It's fairly easy to read and includes many practical lab procedures as well as theory.
Also the information is up-to-date. I highly recommend this book to hospital/medical lab people.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a micro text that makes sense, February 6, 2001

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C. L. Lewis, MLT (ASCP) (Chappell, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology: A Text and Workbook (Paperback)

This text puts all the information from the each chapter into concise, easy to follow flow charts and tables. At the end of each chapter are study questions, standard lab procedures, and descriptions of media used in the micro lab, what is in the media, and why it is in it. The specimen flow charts were very heplful. For each common specimens received in the lab, the flow chart will tell you step by step what to do to ID the organism based on Gram stain, biochemical reactions, colony morphology, etc. It was nice to have all that info in one place instead of having to turn back and forth through several chapters. Wonderful text for anyone starting out working in a micro lab.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good study book, May 15, 2009

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Brittney A. Mailhot "Brittney" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology: A Text and Workbook (Paperback)

I found this book really helpful but I am not sure how up to date it is.. also kind of strange that the pictures in the chapters are in black/white but then have color copies in a photo section in the middle