301 Disinfection, Sterilization, and Control of Hospital Waste William A. Rutala, David J. Weber Keywords disinfection; ethylene oxide; glutaraldehyde; hydrogen peroxide; hypochlorite; iodophor; medical waste; ortho-phthalaldehyde; peracetic acid; sterilization Each…
191 Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic or Louse-Borne Typhus) Lucas S. Blanton, David H. Walker Keywords Brill-Zinsser disease; doxycycline; encephalitis; epidemic typhus; flying squirrel; human body louse; interstitial pneumonia; rash; recrudescent typhus;…
62 Otitis Externa, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis Jerome O. Klein Keywords acute otitis media; amoxicillin; ceftriaxone; influenza virus vaccines; malignant otitis externa; nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae; otitis media with effusion; pneumococcal…
71 Bacterial Lung Abscess Bennett Lorber Keywords anaerobic bacteria; lung abscess; lung cavity; necrotizing pneumonia; putrid lung abscess Short View Summary Definition • Localized necrosis of lung tissue caused by…
205 Streptococcus anginosus Group Cathy A. Petti, Charles W. Stratton IV Keywords abscess; bacteremia; CNS infections; endocarditis; gram-positive cocci; head and neck infections; Streptococcus; Streptococcus anginosus group; Streptococcus milleri group;…
287 Introduction to Helminth Infections James H. Maguire * Keywords anthelmintics; cestodes; disease elimination or eradication; eosinophilia; helminths; mass drug administration; nematodes; parasitism; trematodes The helminthiases are among the most…
211 Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Annette C. Reboli Keywords cellulitis; endocarditis; erysipeloid; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; fish; occupational exposure; pigs; swine; zoonosis Short View Summary Definition • Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a pleomorphic, nonsporulating gram-positive…
109 Urethritis Michael H. Augenbraun, William M. McCormack Keywords Chlamydia trachomatis; discharge; epididymitis; Mycoplasma genitalium; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; nucleic acid amplification; NGU (nongonococcal urethritis); postgonococcal urethritis; pyuria; reactive arthritis; sexually acquired…
28 Metronidazole Jerod L. Nagel, David M. Aronoff Keywords anaerobe; anaerobic infections; Bacteroides; Clostridium difficile; disulfiram; Giardia; metronidazole; nitroimidazole; peripheral neuropathy; protozoa; tinidazole; Trichomonas Metronidazole (1-[2-hydroxyethyl]-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole) is a nitroimidazole drug…
