01649nam a2200205 i 4500008004100000020002400041040000800065082001700073100002400090245008000114250002000194260005100214300004500265336002600310337002800336338002700364500002000391520102000411650001201431240212m20051998   ado|| |||| 001 0 eng d  a9780521135177qpbk.  aGCL  a616.075bCHE10aCheesbrough, Monica10aDistrict :bLaboratory Practice in Tropical Countries /cMonica cheesbrough  aSecond edition.  aNew York :bCambridge University Press,c2005.  avi, 454 pages :bIllustrations ;c24 cm.  atextbrdacontent2txt  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes Index.  aThis new edition includes an update on HIV disease/AIDS, recently developed HIV rapid tests to diagnose HIV infection and screen donor blood, and current information on antiretroviral drugs and the laboratory monitoring of antiretroviral therapy. Information on the epidemiology and laboratory investigation of other pathogens has also been brought up to date. Several new, rapid, simple to perform immunochromatographic tests to assist in the diagnosis of infectious diseases are described, including those for brucellosis, cholera, dengue, leptospirosis, syphilis and hepatitis. Recently developed lgM antibody tests to investigate typhoid fever are also described. The new classification of salmonellae has been introduced. Details of manufacturers and suppliers now include website information and e-mail addresses. The haematology and blood transfusion chapters have been updated, including a review of haemoglobin measurement methods in consideration of the high prevalence of anaemia in developing countries.  aBiology