Myiasis and Tungiasis
296 Myiasis and Tungiasis James H. Diaz Keywords botfly; chigoe flea; Dermatobia hominis; jigger flea; myiasis; screwworm; Tumbu fly; Tunga penetrans; tungiasis Short View Summary MYIASIS Definition • Myiasis is…
Clostridium difficile Infection
245 Clostridium difficile Infection Dale N. Gerding, Vincent B. Young Keywords antibiotic-associated colitis; antibiotic side effects; C. difficile infection; clostridial toxin; Clostridium difficile; fecal microbial transplant; fecal transplant; geriatric infections;…
Introduction to Eye Infections
113 Introduction to Eye Infections Marlene L. Durand Keywords endophthalmitis definition; eye anatomy; eye examination; keratitis definition; ophthalmology abbreviations; uveitis definition Vision loss impacts daily life in so many ways…
Coronaviruses, Including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
157 Coronaviruses, Including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Kenneth McIntosh, Stanley Perlman Keywords asthma; bat; bronchiolitis; coronavirus; MERS; Middle East respiratory syndrome; otitis; pneumonia;…
Neurologic Diseases Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Opportunistic Infections
127 Neurologic Diseases Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Opportunistic Infections Omar K. Siddiqi, Igor J. Koralnik Keywords acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP); cognitive disorders; distal sensory polyneuropathy…
Pneumocystis Species
271 Pneumocystis Species Peter D. Walzer, A. George Smulian, Robert F. Miller * Keywords AIDS; chemoprophylaxis; colonization; dapsone; diagnosis; HIV; medical immunosuppression; pathogenesis; P. jirovecii; PCP; Pneumocystis pneumonia; trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Short…
Hepatitis A Virus
176 Hepatitis A Virus Francisco Averhoff, Yury Khudyakov, Beth P. Bell * Keywords cholestasis; contact precautions; fecal-oral spread; hepatitis A; hepatitis A vaccine; immune globulin (IG); jaundice; passive immunization Short…
Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus
148 Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus Chloe Lynne Thio, Claudia Hawkins Keywords chronic hepatitis; HBV treatment; HBV virology; HDV treatment; HDV virology; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis D virus;…
Leptospira Species (Leptospirosis)
241 Leptospira Species (Leptospirosis) David A. Haake, Paul N. Levett Keywords aseptic meningitis; hepatorenal; interrogans; Leptospira; leptospirosis; nonoliguric; pulmonary hemorrhage; rat; spirochete; Weil’s syndrome Short View Summary Definition • Leptospirosis…
Paracoccidioidomycosis
269 Paracoccidioidomycosis Angela Restrepo, Angela María Tobón, Luz Elena Cano Keywords agriculture; fibrosis; itraconazole; juvenile or adult forms; Latin America; male predominance; multiple-budding yeasts; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioides lutzii; paracoccidioidomycosis; thermally…
