McGILL UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR TROPICAL DISEASES
in collaboration with
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
and
LABORATOIRE DE SANT PUBLIQUE DU QU BEC
presents
A COURSE IN ADVANCED LABORATORY PARASITOLOGY
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August 21 - 25, 1995
Topics will include:
*Assessing the value of laboratory diagnostic tests
and commercial kits
*Opportunistic parasites in AIDS patients
*Relevance of parasite serology tests
*Developments and problems in the laboratory
detection of Cryptosporidium and Microsporidium
in AIDS patients
*Development of EIA for direct testing of antigens
from stool specimens
*Problems in the laboratory - diagnosis of malaria
*New developments for malaria detection
*Other blood and tissue parasites.
Laboratory sessions will include:
*Examination of known and unkown concentrates and
stained smears of all intestinal parasites
*Evaluation of Coproantigen kits for Giardia and
Cryptosporidium
*Malaria processing and staining techniques
*Examination of known and unknown smears of Malaria.
For further information; write to:
Evelyne Kokoskin
McGill University Centre for Tropical Diseases
Montreal General Hospital
1650 Cedar Ave., Room D7-153
Montreal (Quebec) Canada H3G 1A4
Tel: (514) 934-8049 Fax: (514) 933-9385
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