Dedication v Preface xi Acknowledgments xv PART I Diagnostic Procedures 1 1 Philosophy and Approach to Diagnostic Parasitology 3 2 Collection, Preservation, and Shipment of Fecal Specimens 6 3 Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination of Fecal Specimens 26 4 Additional Techniques for Stool Examination 77 5 Examination of Other Specimens from the Intestinal Tract and the Urogenital System 98 6 Sputum, Aspirates, and Biopsy Material 107 7 Procedures for Detecting Blood Parasites 129 8 Parasite Recovery: Culture Methods, Animal Inoculation, and Xenodiagnosis 156 9 Fixation and Special Preparation of Fecal Parasite Specimens and Arthropods 183 10 Artifacts That Can Be Confused with Parasitic Organisms 195 11 Equipment, Supplies, Safety, and Quality System Recommendations for a Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory: Factors Influencing Future Laboratory Practice 212 12 Medical Parasitology: Case Histories 249 PART II Clinically Important Human Parasites 297 13 Intestinal Nematodes 299 14 Tissue Nematodes 336 15 Filarial Nematodes 377 16 Intestinal Cestodes 418 17 Tissue Cestodes: Larval Forms 447 18 Intestinal Trematodes 474 19 Liver and Lung Trematodes 487 20 Blood Trematodes: Schistosomes 516 21 Intestinal Protozoa: Amebae 552 22 Intestinal Protozoa: Flagellates and Ciliates 584 23 Intestinal Protozoa (Coccidia), Microsporidia, and Algae 612 24 Free-Living Amebae 667 25 Protozoa from Other Body Sites 694 26 Malaria and Babesiosis 719 27 Leishmaniasis 778 28 Trypanosomiasis 810 29 Unusual Parasitic Infections 845 30 Parasitic Infections in the Compromised Host 883 31 Health Care-Associated and Laboratory Acquired Infections 935 32 Immunology of Parasitic Infections 954 33 Antibody and Antigen Detection in Parasitic Infections 986 34 Histologic Identification of Parasites 1019 35 Medically Important Arthropods 1077 36 Treatment of Parasitic Infections 1134 APPENDIXES 1175 APPENDIX 1 Information Tables 1176 APPENDIX 2 Flowcharts and Staining Tables for Diagnostic Procedures 1208 Tables APPENDIX 3 Common Problems in Parasite Identification 1222 APPENDIX 4 Quality Control Recording Sheets 1235 APPENDIX 5 Commercial Supplies and Suppliers 1241 Tables APPENDIX 6 Reference Sources 1254 APPENDIX 7 "Late-Breaking" Published Information 1257 APPENDIX 8 Molecular Panels for Parasitology 1278 APPENDIX 9 FAQs 1284 APPENDIX 10 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes in Parasitology 1304 GLOSSARY 1307 Index 1321.