258 Candida Species John E. Edwards Jr. Keywords antifungal; APECED; CARD9; endocarditis; endophthalmitis; meningitis; mucocutaneous infections; nephritis; opportunistic infection; septicemia; thrush; urinary tract infection; vaginitis Short View Summary Microbiology •…
223 Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei Melioidosis and Glanders Bart J. Currie Keywords Burkholderia mallei; Burkholderia pseudomallei; glanders; melioidosis; tropical infections Short View Summary Definition • Melioidosis is a disease…
45 Antivirals against Herpes Viruses Fred Y. Aoki Keywords acyclovir; amenamevir; cidofovir; cytomegalovirus; docosanol; Epstein-Barr virus; foscarnet; ganciclovir; helicase-primase inhibitors; herpes simplex virus; human herpesvirus 6; human herpesvirus 8; idoxuridine;…
72 Chronic Pneumonia Peter G. Pappas Keywords anaerobes; aspergillosis; blastomycosis; coccidioidomycosis; histoplasmosis; mycobacteria; nocardiosis; pneumonia; Rhodococcus; sarcoidosis Short View Summary Definition • Persistent or progressive cough, dyspnea, often with chronic…
277 Leishmania Species Visceral (Kala-Azar), Cutaneous, and Mucosal Leishmaniasis Alan J. Magill Keywords amphotericin B; kala-azar; Leishmania; leishmaniasis; miltefosine; paromomycin; pentavalent antimony Short View Summary Definition • Leishmaniasis is infection…
110 Vulvovaginitis and Cervicitis William M. McCormack, Michael H. Augenbraun Keywords atrophic vaginitis; bacterial vaginosis; Candida vaginitis; candidiasis; cervicitis; Chlamydia trachomatis; desquamative; estrogen-deficiency vaginitis; Gardnerella vaginalis; gonorrhea; inflammatory vaginitis; metronidazole;…
266 Blastomycosis Robert W. Bradsher Jr. Keywords Ajellomyces dermatitidis; amphotericin B; antigen test; Blastomyces dermatitidis; blastomycosis; brain abscess; dimorphism; endemic mycosis; exoantigen; itraconazole; osteomyelitis; prostate abscess; RNA probe Short View…
274 Entamoeba Species, Including Amebic Colitis and Liver Abscess William A. Petri Jr., Rashidul Haque Keywords amebiasis; colitis; Entamoeba bangladeshi; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Entamoeba moshkovskii; liver abscess; metronidazole; paromomycin;…
124 General Clinical Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (Including Acute Retroviral Syndrome and Oral, Cutaneous, Renal, Ocular, Metabolic, and Cardiac Diseases) Timothy R. Sterling, Richard E. Chaisson Keywords acute…
298 Ticks, Including Tick Paralysis James H. Diaz Keywords anaplasmosis; argasid ticks; Babesia; babesiosis; Borrelia; borreliosis; ehrlichiosis; Francisella; ixodid ticks; Lyme disease; rickettsialpox; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; tick paralysis; tick-borne…
