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Index 371<br />
Centrifuges 32, 69–72, 69–73<br />
balancing 72, 72<br />
cleaning and maintenance 83<br />
tubes 34, 37<br />
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 255–264,<br />
255–264<br />
blood in 256–259, 256–259<br />
glucose concentration 7, 261–262<br />
laboratory registers 47, 50<br />
leukocyte number concentration/<br />
fraction 6, 258–259<br />
meningitis 260–261, 260–261<br />
protein concentration 262, 262<br />
specimen containers 44, 82<br />
specimen dispatch 92<br />
trypanosomes 259–260, 260<br />
Chagas disease 192–194, 193–194<br />
Chancre, syphilitic 210, 210<br />
Chemical formulae, reagents 350<br />
Chemicals, storage 45<br />
Children (see also Infants; Neonates)<br />
Chagas disease 192–194, 193–194<br />
erythrocyte number concentration<br />
287<br />
erythrocyte volume fraction 284<br />
Haemophilus influenzae 261, 261<br />
leukocyte number concentration<br />
291<br />
leukocyte type number fraction 320<br />
normal haemoglobin 275<br />
normal thrombocytes 321<br />
reticulocyte number concentration<br />
318<br />
venous blood collection 267<br />
Chilomastix mesnili 115–116, 117, 121,<br />
121<br />
Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis<br />
sinensis) 106, 130, 134, 134<br />
Chloramine 85<br />
Cholesterol crystals, urine 247, 248<br />
Chromatoid bodies 122<br />
Ciliates<br />
cysts 121, 121<br />
motile forms 111, 116, 117<br />
pathogenicity 111<br />
Cleaning 77–85, 78–82<br />
centrifuges 83<br />
glassware 77–81, 78–81<br />
incubators 83<br />
laboratory balances 66–67<br />
microscopes 65, 64–65<br />
reusable syringes/needles 81<br />
specimen containers 81–82, 82<br />
Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese liver<br />
fluke) 106, 130, 134, 134<br />
Clotting<br />
blood 266, 266, 297–298, 297–298<br />
CSF 257<br />
Coccidia 122, 122, 124<br />
Colorimeters 32, 271–274<br />
AHD method 276–277<br />
calibration 277–278, 278, 279, 324<br />
Colour reagent 367<br />
Communicable diseases, reporting 52<br />
Concentration techniques,<br />
parasites 152–156, 152–157<br />
Concentrations<br />
blood glucose 322–325, 323–324<br />
blood urea 325–327<br />
CSF glucose 26l–262<br />
erythrocyte number 6, 263, 284,<br />
287–288<br />
haemoglobin 7, 271–279, 284–285<br />
leukocyte number 6, 265, 288–290,<br />
288–292<br />
measurement 4–6<br />
reticulocyte number 6, 316–319<br />
thrombocyte number 7, 266, 321<br />
Condensers, microscopes 56, 56, 58,<br />
60–61, 60<br />
Confidentiality 2<br />
Containers<br />
cleaning 81–82, 82<br />
“sharps” 96<br />
specimens 42–44, 42–44<br />
Corrosive injuries, acids/alkalis 98–100<br />
Corynebacterium diph<strong>the</strong>riae (see also<br />
Diph<strong>the</strong>ria)<br />
specimen dispatch 207, 207<br />
staining techniques 201, 201–202<br />
Counters, differential 32<br />
Counting chambers 37<br />
Fuchs–Rosenthal 258–259, 258–259<br />
Neubauer 259, 288, 288–291, 290<br />
Counts (see also Number<br />
concentrations; Number<br />
fractions)<br />
parasite eggs 251<br />
sperm 214–215<br />
Coverslips, slides 80, 80, 81<br />
Cresols 83<br />
Cresyl blue, see Brilliant cresyl blue<br />
Cryptococcus neoformans, CSF 257, 261,<br />
261<br />
Cryptosporidium spp. 123–124, 124,<br />
202–203<br />
Crystals, urine 236, 240, 245–248,<br />
245–248<br />
Crystal violet, modified Hucker 355<br />
CSF, see Cerebrospinal fluid<br />
Cultures<br />
dispatch 206–207, 207, 263–264, 264<br />
Mycobacterium leprae 223<br />
urine 254<br />
watery stools 216<br />
Cutaneous leishmaniasis 195–196<br />
Cuts, laboratory accidents 101<br />
Cystine crystals, urine 247, 247<br />
Cysts<br />
hyatid 151, 151<br />
protozoa 118–125, 119–122, 124–<br />
125<br />
stool examination 108, 109<br />
yeast 124–125, 125
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