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382 IndexStrongyloides stercoralis (continued)larvae 156–157, 158Stuart transport medium 207, 209, 264,264, 365Subarachnoid haemorrhage 256–257,257, 262, 263Sulfosalicylic acid 365Sulfuric acid, handling 97Supplieselectricity 12–20laboratory 33, 34–35, 36–39ordering procedures 46stocktaking 45–46Supplies (continued)storage 45water 24–31Switches, electrical 19, 19SymptomsAfrican trypanosomiasis 183Chagas disease 192–193leishmaniasis 194malaria 172Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) 197,209–211, 211tests 346–349, 348–349Syringes 36, 81, 81, 87, 87Système internationale, see Units, SITaenia spp. (tapeworm) 106adults 146–148, 147–149eggs 128, 143–144, 144, 152identification 149Tally counters 37Tapeworm, fish (Diphyllobothriumlatum) 106, 128, 134, 134, 152Tapeworm (Taenia spp.)adults 146–148, 147, 149eggs 128, 143–144, 144, 152identification 149Taps, water supply 20–22, 20–22Target cells, erythrocytes 306, 307Techniques (see also Tests)agglutination 188–192, 189–192,333–334, 333–336, 336,338–339anthrax detection 204, 204, 219–220biopsy fixation 95–96blood sample staining 175–176,175–177cellophane faecal thick smear141–143, 142–143CSF examinations 256–264, 256–264fungi detection 225–229, 226,228–229, 261, 261gonorrhoea diagnosis 207–209, 208leishmaniasis diagnosis 196, 195–196leprosy diagnosis 221–223, 221–224microfilariae detection 164, 164–172,166–167, 169, 171–172oocyst detection 123–124, 124parasite concentration 152–156,152–157Techniques (continued)pinworm eggs examination 135–138,135–137Plasmodium spp. detection 173–182,178Schistosoma mansoni detection141–143, 142–143sedimentation 153–157, 154–156semen examination 212, 212–214smear staining 199–201, 199–204, 204sputum/throat swab examination205–206, 205–206stools examination 107–109, 108–109syphilis diagnosis 210–211, 211,346–349tapeworm detection 147–149,147–148thin blood films 300–304, 300–314,306–314trophozoites staining 117–118Trypanosoma spp. detection 183–194,184–187, 189–194urine protein estimation 238–239Willis solution flotation 152–153,153–154Tests (see also Techniques)African trypanosomiasis 188–192,189–192anthrax 204, 204, 220antibody determination 339–341ASOT 336–338Chagas disease 193–194, 193–194ELISA 341–342, 343–344falciparum malaria 344–346,345–346hepatitis 342–344, 344HIV 341–342, 342immunology 330–335, 330–335latex agglutination 336, 336, 338leishmaniasis formol gel 196Onchocerca volvulus 160–163, 161–163rheumatoid factors determination336, 336sickle-cell anaemia 314–316, 315stools occult blood 157–159, 158syphilis infection 346–349, 348–349Test-tubes 34, 37cleaning 82heating precautions 97holders 35Thalassaemias 306–309Thermometers 35Thick blood filmsChagas disease 193–194, 193–194Plasmodium spp. 173–182, 175Trypanosoma spp. 187, 187Thimerosal, see ThiomersalThin blood films 299–314, 300–304,306–314Plasmodium spp. 173–182, 175preparation 300–303, 300–303staining 303–305, 304