Basic laboratory procedures in clinical bacteriology

A practical guide, for use by laboratory workers in health centers and district hospitals, to the procedures to be followed in obtaining specimens, isolating and identifying bacteria, and assessing their resistance to antibiotics. It covers bacteriological investigation of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, stool, sputum pharyngeal and genital specimens, and purulent exudates. Particular attention is given to the need for quality control of all laboratory procedures.