121 Epidemiology and Prevention of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Carlos del Rio, James W. Curran Keywords AIDS; AIDS incidence; AIDS mortality; AIDS prevalence; AIDS sexual transmission;…
249 Bacteroides, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, and Fusobacterium Species (and Other Medically Important Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli) Wendy S. Garrett, Andrew B. Onderdonk Keywords Bacteroides; Prevotella; Porphyromonas; Fusobacterium Short View Summary Definition •…
38 Antimycobacterial Agents Richard J. Wallace Jr., Julie V. Philley, David E. Griffith Keywords amikacin; bedaquiline; clofazimine; cycloserine; dapsone; delamanid; directly observed therapy; ethionamide; isoniazid; linezolid; PA-824; para-aminosalicylic acid; quinolones;…
152 Rotaviruses Philip R. Dormitzer Keywords dehydration; diarrhea; gastroenteritis; immunity; immunization; infant mortality; oral rehydration therapy; rotavirus; serotype; vaccine Short View Summary Definition • Rotavirus is a nonenveloped, double-stranded RNA…
15 Bioterrorism An Overview Luciana L. Borio, Donald A. Henderson, Noreen A. Hynes Keywords anthrax; bioterrorism; medical countermeasures; public health preparedness; risk assessment; smallpox; Strategic National Stockpile; threat assessment Although…
300 Infection Prevention in the Health Care Setting Michael B. Edmond, Richard P. Wenzel Keywords airborne precautions; antibiotic stewardship; contact precautions; droplet precautions; hand hygiene; health care–associated infections; health care…
116 Endophthalmitis Marlene L. Durand Keywords Candida endophthalmitis; endogenous endophthalmitis; endophthalmitis; exogenous endophthalmitis; mold endophthalmitis; postcataract endophthalmitis Short View Summary Definition • Endophthalmitis is a bacterial or fungal infection inside…
19 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anti-infective Agents Manjunath P. Pai, Mackenzie L. Cottrell, Angela D.M. Kashuba, Joseph S. Bertino Jr. Keywords antibiotic; anti-infective; antimicrobial; antiretroviral; antiviral; clearance; concentration-dependent killing; continuous…
141 Epstein-Barr Virus (Infectious Mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Malignant Diseases, and Other Diseases) Eric C. Johannsen, Kenneth M. Kaye Keywords Burkitt’s lymphoma; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV); hemophagocytosis; herpesvirus; heterophile antibodies (Monospot); Hodgkin’s…
172 Introduction to the Human Enteroviruses and Parechoviruses José R. Romero, John F. Modlin Keywords coxsackievirus; diagnosis; echovirus; Enterovirus; epidemiology; immunity; parechovirus; pathogenesis; Picornaviridae; poliovirus Members of the genera Enterovirus…
