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…
196 Staphylococcus aureus (Including Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome) Yok-Ai Que, Philippe Moreillon Keywords bloodstream infection (BSI); infective endocarditis; methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA); mobile genetic element; osteomyelitis; Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL); pathogenesis;…
310 Prophylaxis and Empirical Therapy of Infection in Cancer Patients Elio Castagnola, Małgorzata Mikulska, Claudio Viscoli Keywords antimicrobial stewardship; biologic response modifiers; deescalation strategy; empirical therapy; febrile neutropenia; fluoroquinolone prophylaxis;…
201 Streptococcus pneumoniae Edward N. Janoff, Daniel M. Musher Keywords antimicrobial resistance; bacteremia; bronchitis; capsular polysaccharides; colonization; common variable immunodeficiency; conjugate vaccines; gram-positive coccus; IgA1 protease; immunodeficiency; meningitis; mucosal immunity;…
259 Aspergillus Species Thomas F. Patterson Keywords allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; anidulafungin; aspergillosis; Aspergillus; caspofungin; echinocandin; galactomannan; itraconazole; micafungin; posaconazole; voriconazole Short View Summary Definition • Aspergillosis is caused by species…
263 Agents of Mycetoma Duane R. Hospenthal Keywords actinomycetoma; actinomycotic mycetoma; eumycetoma; eumycotic mycetoma; Madurella; mycetoma; Nocardia Short View Summary Definition • Mycetoma is an infection of the skin and…
131 Management of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Henry Masur Keywords AIDS; Bartonella; Candida; coccidioidomycosis; Cryptococcus; Cryptosporidium; cytomegalovirus; herpes simplex virus; histoplasmosis; Kaposi sarcoma (HHV-8); microsporidia; Mycobacterium…
122 Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Francesco R. Simonetti, Robin Dewar, Frank Maldarelli Keywords confirmatory assay; ELISA; HIV diagnosis; HIV testing; HIV window period; home testing; nucleic acid testing…
