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Prosthetic Joint Infections Evgenia Kagan Cassandra D. Salgado Camelia E. Marculescu BACKGROUND The number of patients who undergo joint replacement surgery continues to increase. It has been projected that almost…

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Wael E. Shams I. DEFINITION Community-acquired pneumonia is an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma that is associated with at least some symptoms of acute infection (such as…

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Mark B. Carr Kelsey Burr Infection of the skin and soft tissues varies depending on the depth and severity of tissue involvement. These factors are…

Atypical Mycobacteria Other than MAC Abdel Kareem Abu Malouh Jonathan P. Moorman GENERAL FEATURES The atypical or nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a group of organisms distributed widely in the environment,…

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Melanie Gerrior Cassandra D. Salgado Preston L.W. Church INTRODUCTION Almost one-third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB). In 2010, nearly nine million people developed TB…

Infections in Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period Amanda Guedes de Morais Jonathan P. Moorman INTRODUCTION Pregnancy is by no means considered a pathologic state, and throughout history, the ability to…

Bioterrorism Anil Mathew Jonathan P. Moorman The United States public health system and primary health care providers must be prepared to address various biologic agents, including pathogens that are rarely…

Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel Waseem Ahmad Paras Patel Healthcare personnel (HCP) are defined as all paid and unpaid persons working in healthcare settings who have the potential for exposure to…

Vaccination of Healthy Adults Waseem Ahmad Paras Patel INTRODUCTION An effective means of preventing infectious diseases is immunization, the act of artificially inducing immunity or providing protection from disease; it…