Oncohema Key

305 Health Care–Acquired Hepatitis Kent A. Sepkowitz Keywords hemodialysis; hepatitis A; hepatitis B; hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis C; hepatitis E; immune globulin; nosocomial; transfusion; transmission Short View Summary Definition •…

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…

322 Zoonoses W. Ian Lipkin Keywords arthropod vectors; bacterial infections; bats; bushmeat; chikungunya; Ebola virus; emerging infections; encephalitis; foodborne infections; hemorrhagic fever; influenza; livestock; One Health Initiative; pets; plague; prion…

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…