ACP Broadsheet 128: June 1991. Laboratory methods for diagnosing cryptosporidiosis.

ACP Broadsheet No 127: April 1991. Measurement of catecholamines and their metabolites in urine.

ACP Broadsheet 129: August 1991. Isolation and identification of Listeria monocytogenes.

Introduction The incidence of human listeriosis continues to increase. The causative organism, Listeria monocytogenes, is responsible for a variety of clinical syndromes in several high risk groups. Infection in pregnant women commonly causes a benign self limiting flu-like illness in the mother, but may ultimately result in abortion, stillbirth, or the birth of a live child with signs of neona...

ACP Broadsheet no 125: July 1990. Bacteriological diagnosis of diphtheria.

ACP Broadsheet 123: January 1990. Examination of lung specimens.

Laboratory diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis.

Cryptosporidium spp is now widely accepted as a cause of gastroenteritis. Various methods have been applied to detect oocysts in faeces, but the difficulties of discriminating between non-cryptosporidial bodies, acid fast bodies like cryptosporidia, and cryptosporidia remain. A simple examination in two stages, suitable for routine use is described, using auramine phenol and carbol fuchsine for...