93 Subdural Empyema, Epidural Abscess, and Suppurative Intracranial Thrombophlebitis Allan R. Tunkel Keywords cavernous sinus thrombosis; craniotomy; epidural abscess; intracranial thrombophlebitis; laminectomy; lateral sinus thrombosis; magnetic resonance venography; subdural empyema…
234 Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever Paul H. Edelstein, Craig R. Roy Keywords air conditioning; antigen detection; community-acquired pneumonia; cooling towers; epidemic; hot tub–associated infections; hot water plumbing; hyponatremia; immunosuppressed…
27 Rifamycins Melanie Jane Maslow, Cynthia Portal-Celhay Keywords biofilm; foreign-body infections; mycobacteria; rifabutin; rifalazil; rifampin; rifamycins; rifapentine; rifaximin; staphylococcal infections; tuberculosis Short View Summary RIFAMPIN • Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: 600 mg…
313 Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients Nina Singh, Ajit P. Limaye Keywords infection; intestine transplant; kidney; liver; lung; pancreas; solid organ transplant; SOT Short View Summary Epidemiology • Infections in…
53 Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Kevin Hsueh, Jeffrey Bruce Greene Keywords antibiotic; antimicrobial; arthritis; bacterial; endocarditis; infection; infective; intravenous; IV; joint; management; OPAT; osteomyelitis; outpatient; parenteral; prosthetic; septic Short View…
166 Marburg and Ebola Hemorrhagic Fevers (Filoviruses) Thomas W. Geisbert Keywords Ebola virus; Filoviridae; filovirus; Marburg virus; viral hemorrhagic fever Short View Summary Definition • Marburg hemorrhagic fever and Ebola…
187 Introduction to Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis Didier Raoult Keywords Anaplasma; Q fever; Rickettsia; scrub typhus; spotted fever Bacteriology The definition of the Rickettsiaceae family has been based mainly on…
181 Prions and Prion Diseases of the Central Nervous System (Transmissible Neurodegenerative Diseases) Patrick J. Bosque, Kenneth L. Tyler Keywords bovine spongiform encephalopathy; chronic wasting disease; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; fatal familial…
302 Infections Caused by Percutaneous Intravascular Devices Susan E. Beekmann, David K. Henderson * Keywords antibiotic lock; bacteremia; Broviac; candidemia; catheter; catheter tip culture; central line; central venous catheter (CVC);…
90 Chronic Meningitis John E. Bennett Keywords coccidioidomycosis; cryptococcosis; histoplasmosis; Lyme borreliosis; meningitis; tuberculosis; Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome Short View Summary Definition • Chronic meningitis, defined here as at least 4 weeks…
