67 Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Leopoldo N. Segal, Michael D. Weiden, Harold W. Horowitz Keywords acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD); azithromycin; bronchitis; bronchodilators; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
307 Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Health Care Settings David K. Henderson * Keywords chemoprophylaxis; HIV-infected providers; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); iatrogenic HIV infection; occupational exposure; occupational infection; postexposure prophylaxis; primary…
289 Tissue Nematodes (Trichinellosis, Dracunculiasis, Filariasis, Loiasis, and Onchocerciasis) James W. Kazura Keywords dracunculiasis; Haycocknema perplexum; loiasis; lymphatic filariasis; mansonellosis; neglected tropical diseases; onchocerciasis; tissue nematodes; trichinellosis; tropical pulmonary eosinophilia;…
171 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Marvin S. Reitz Jr., Robert C. Gallo Keywords acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; AIDS-related malignancies; HIV; human immunodeficiency virus Short View Summary Definition • Human immunodeficiency virus…
14 Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease Threats Rima Khabbaz, Beth P. Bell, Anne Schuchat, Stephen M. Ostroff, Robin Moseley, Alexandra Levitt, James M. Hughes Keywords acute respiratory infections; antibiotics; antimicrobial…
74 Urinary Tract Infections Jack D. Sobel, Donald Kaye Keywords bacteriuria; bladder; candiduria; cystitis; infection; kidney; pyelonephritis; reinfection; relapse; urinary Short View Summary Pathologic Characteristics • With acute pyelonephritis there…
229 Francisella tularensis (Tularemia) Robert L. Penn Keywords bioterrorism; Francisella tularensis; pharyngeal tularemia; pneumonic tularemia; rabbit fever; tick-borne disease; tularemia; typhoidal tularemia; ulceroglandular tularemia Short View Summary Definition • Tularemia…
117 Infectious Causes of Uveitis Marlene L. Durand Keywords acute retinal necrosis; anterior uveitis; chorioretinitis; intermediate uveitis; ocular tuberculosis; panuveitis; pars planitis; posterior uveitis Short View Summary Definition and Categories…
255 Nocardia Species Tania C. Sorrell, David H. Mitchell, Jonathan R. Iredell, Sharon C-A. Chen Keywords mycetoma; Nocardia; Nocardia asteroides complex; Nocardia brasiliensis; Nocardia cyriacigeorgica; Nocardia farcinica; Nocardia otitidiscaviarium; nocardiosis;…
309 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host General Principles J. Peter Donnelly, Nicole M.A. Blijlevens, Walter J.F.M. van der Velden Keywords bacteremia; cellular immunity; complement; host defense; humoral immunity; microbiota; monoclonal…
