84 Infections of Nonvalvular Cardiovascular Devices M. Rizwan Sohail, Walter R. Wilson, Larry M. Baddour Keywords angioseal; atrial septal defect; biofilm; cardiac device; cardiac device infection; cardiac resynchronization therapy device;…
21 Cephalosporins William A. Craig, David R. Andes Keywords cefaclor; cefadroxil; cefamandole; cefazolin; cefdinir; cefditoren; cefepime; cefixime; cefmetazole; cefonicid; cefoperazone; cefotaxime; cefotetan; cefoxitin; cefpodoxime; cefpirome; cefprozil; ceftaroline; ceftazidime; ceftibuten; ceftizoxime;…
8 Granulocytic Phagocytes Frank R. DeLeo, William M. Nauseef Keywords antimicrobial proteins; apoptosis; eosinophils; granulocytes; inflammation; innate host defense; myeloperoxidase; NADPH oxidase; neutrophils; NOX proteins Vertebrate host defense against microbes…
265 Histoplasma capsulatum (Histoplasmosis) George S. Deepe Jr. Keywords acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); amphotericin; antigen detection; azoles; disseminated infection; histoplasmosis; immune response; lung; mycoses; pathogenesis; tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF)-α inhibitors…
170 Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Edward L. Murphy, Roberta L. Bruhn Keywords adult T-cell; HTLV-1; HTLV-2; human blood donors; interferon-α; leukemia-lymphoma; milk; paraparesis; primate T-lymphotropic virus; tropical spastic paraparesis; virus…
214 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea) Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Michael A. Apicella Keywords antigenic variation; antimicrobial resistance; arthritis; asialoglycoprotein receptor; carcinoembryonic antigen–related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs); cervicitis; complement; complement receptor 3 (CR3);…
253 Mycobacterium avium Complex Fred M. Gordin, C. Robert Horsburgh Jr. Keywords bronchiectasis; clarithromycin; Lady Windermere syndrome; MAC; Mycobacterium avium complex; Mycobacterium intracellulare; rifamycins Short View Summary Microbiology and Epidemiology…
167 Influenza (Including Avian Influenza and Swine Influenza) John J. Treanor Keywords avian influenza; epidemic; hemagglutinin; inactivated influenza vaccine; influenza A virus; influenza B virus; influenza C virus; live-attenuated influenza…
239 Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) Justin D. Radolf, Edmund C. Tramont, Juan C. Salazar Keywords bicillin; cardiovascular syphilis; chancre; congenital syphilis; darkfield microscopy; general paresis; granuloma; Great Pox; gumma; Herxheimer reaction;…
102 Enteric Fever and Other Causes of Fever and Abdominal Symptoms Jason B. Harris, Edward T. Ryan Keywords enteric fever; ileocecitis; paratyphoid fever; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi; Salmonella…
