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…
26 Tetracyclines, Glycylcyclines, and Chloramphenicol Matthew Moffa, Itzhak Brook Keywords bioterrorism; doxycycline; glycylcycline; malaria; minocycline; photosensitivity; tetracycline; tigecycline Short View Summary Doxycycline • Usual adult dose PO or IV: 100 mg…
292 Visceral Larva Migrans and Other Uncommon Helminth Infections Theodore E. Nash * Keywords angiostrongyliasis; Anisakiasis; dirofilariasis; eosinophilia; enzootic; gnathostomiasis; nanophyetiasis; ocular larva migrans; swimmer’s itch; tissue invading helminthes; Toxocara…
139 Chickenpox and Herpes Zoster (Varicella-Zoster Virus) Richard J. Whitley Keywords acyclovir; antivirals; chickenpox; famciclovir; herpes zoster; penciclovir; shingles; vaccination; valacyclovir; varicella-zoster virus Short View Summary Definition • Varicella-zoster virus…
54 Tables of Anti-infective Agent Pharmacology Manjunath P. Pai, Joseph S. Bertino Jr. Keywords antibacterials; antifungals; antimycobacterials; antiparasitic; antiretrovirals; antivirals; dosage form; drug-drug interactions; pharmacology; trade name This chapter serves…
151 Coltiviruses and Seadornaviruses Roberta L. DeBiasi, Kenneth L. Tyler Keywords arbovirus; Banna virus; Colorado tick fever virus; Coltivirus; encephalitis; Eyach virus; Salmon River virus meningitis; Seadornavirus Short View Summary…
150 Orthoreoviruses and Orbiviruses Roberta L. DeBiasi, Kenneth L. Tyler Keywords biliary atresia; coltivirus; gastroenteritis; meningitis; orbivirus; orthoreovirus; Reoviridae; RNA virus; seadornavirus; upper respiratory tract infection Short View Summary Definition…
48 Immunomodulators Andrea V. Page, W. Conrad Liles Keywords colony-stimulating factors; complement; eculizumab; glucocorticosteroids; interferon; interleukin-2; interleukin-7; intravenous immunoglobulin; monoclonal antibodies; palivizumab; sepsis; statins; stem cells; thymus Antimicrobial agents and…
32 Linezolid and Other Oxazolidinones Heather L. Cox, Gerald R. Donowitz Keywords cfr; lactic acidosis; linezolid; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); mycobacteria; Nocardia; oxazolidinone; serotonin syndrome; thrombocytopenia; vancomycin-resistant enterococci Short View…
133 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome N. Cary Engleberg Keywords chronic fatigue syndrome; chronic mononucleosis; fatigue; functional disorders; idiopathic chronic fatigue; myalgic encephalomyelitis; postinfectious fatigue Short View Summary Definition • As defined…
