Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Specimen Collection and Transport 

Chapter 2: Cultures and Gram Stains 

Chapter 3: Blood Cultures 

Chapter 4: Microbial Immunology 

Chapter 5: Antimicrobial Testing 

Chapter 6: Urinalysis, Fluid Analysis, Chemistry, and Hematology 

Chapter 7: Mycobacteriology 

Chapter 8: Mycology

Chapter 9: Parasitology 

Chapter 10: Virology 

Chapter 11: Other Microbiology Contributions 

Glossary of Abbreviations