RT Book, Section
A1 Reed, Sharon L.
A1 Davis, Charles E.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
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ID 1164035911
T1 Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164035911
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  cornerstone  for  the  diagnosis  of  parasitic  infections  is  a  thorough  history  of  the  patient’s  illness.  Epidemiologic  aspects  of  the  illness  are  especially  important  because  the  risks  of  acquiring  many  parasites  are  closely  related  to  occupation,  recreation,  or  travel  to  areas  of  high  endemicity.  Without  a  basic  knowledge  of  the  epidemiology  and  life  cycles  of  the  major  parasites,  it  is  difficult  to  approach  the  diagnosis  of  parasitic  infections  systematically.  Accordingly,  the  medical  classification  of  important  human  parasites  in  this  chapter  emphasizes  their  geographic  distribution,  their  transmission,  and  the  anatomic  location  and  stages  of  their  life  cycle  in  humans.  The  text  and  tables  are  intended  to  serve  as  a  guide  to  the  correct  diagnostic  procedures  for  the  major  parasitic  infections;  in  addition,  the  reader  is  referred  to  other  chapters  that  contain  more  comprehensive  information  about  each  infection  (Chaps.  218,  219,  220,  221,  222,  223,  224,  225,  226,  227,  228,  229,  230).  Tables  S14-1,  S14-2,  and  S14-3  summarize  the  geographic  distributions,  the  anatomic  locations,  and  the  methods  employed  for  the  diagnosis  of  flatworm,  roundworm,  and  protozoal  infections,  respectively.