Medical entomology for microbiology laboratories

Entomology for Medical Officers

compass a general account of those arthropods with which the medical officer in tropical climates is concerned. It goes without saying that, coming from the pen it does, the book fulfils its aim. But it does more than this; it compresses into an extraordinarily small compass, an enormous amount of information. The language is a model of conciseness with the occasional diversion of a gentle gibe...

Entomology (Medical and Veterinary)

Medical Entomology for Students, 5th Edition

I the ever-changing field of medical entomology, Mike Service’s textbook, Medical Entomology for Students, is now in its fifth edition. The usefulness, adaptability, popularity—and, therefore, longevity—of this textbook is remarkable among the large variety of books on the subject published during the past 20 years. As in earlier editions, the book is concisely written to provide basic informat...

Brucella abortus infection acquired in microbiology laboratories.

We report an outbreak of laboratory-acquired Brucella abortus infection originating in the accidental breakage of a centrifuge tube. A total of 12 laboratory workers were infected (attack rate of 31%), with an incubation time ranging from 6 weeks to 5 months. Antibody titers were evaluated weekly in all personnel exposed, allowing the diagnosis of the infection in most cases before the onset of...

Medical Microbiology

One strength for all potential readers of the book is that patient positioning and the requirements for a technically adequate study are presented, as well as inherent limitations to certain techniques (e.g., supine portable chest x-rays as opposed to upright, posterior to anterior , films). All physicians would do well to read and understand these sections when requesting, interpreting, or sug...