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…
270 Uncommon Fungi and Related Species Duane R. Hospenthal Keywords adiaspiromycosis; Emmonsia; Emmonsia pasteuriana; emmonsiosis; Fusarium; hyalohyphomycosis; Lacazia; lobomycosis; Malassezia; Penicillium marneffei; Phaeohyphomycosis; Prototheca; Pseudallescheria; Pythium; Rhinosporidium; Scedosporium; Trichosporon Short…
108 Genital Skin and Mucous Membrane Lesions Michael H. Augenbraun Keywords chancroid; condylomata acuminatum; donovanosis; erythema; herpes; human papillomavirus; lymphadenopathy/candida; lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV); molluscum contagiosum; syphilis; ulcer Short View Summary…
324 Infections in Returning Travelers David O. Freedman Keywords dengue; fever; eosinophilia; malaria; post-travel illness; travelers’ diarrhea; tropical disease Short View Summary MAJOR SYNDROMES IN RETURNED TRAVELERS • Fever, diarrhea…
251 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Timothy R. Sterling, David W. Haas Keywords acid-fast bacilli (AFB); aminoglycoside; bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG); bedaquiline; directly observed therapy (DOT); ethambutol; extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB);…
321 Immunization Andrew T. Kroger, Larry K. Pickering, Melinda Wharton, Alison Mawle, Alan R. Hinman, Walter A. Orenstein Keywords anthrax vaccine; antibody; assortant; BCG; Calmette-Guérin bacillus vaccine; cholera vaccine; coverage;…
18 Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Steven M. Opal, Aurora Pop-Vicas Keywords antibiotic resistance; β-lactamases; carbapenemases; efflux pumps; genomic rearrangement; integrons; lateral gene transfer; multidrug resistance; plasmids; transposons…
84 Infections of Nonvalvular Cardiovascular Devices M. Rizwan Sohail, Walter R. Wilson, Larry M. Baddour Keywords angioseal; atrial septal defect; biofilm; cardiac device; cardiac device infection; cardiac resynchronization therapy device;…
21 Cephalosporins William A. Craig, David R. Andes Keywords cefaclor; cefadroxil; cefamandole; cefazolin; cefdinir; cefditoren; cefepime; cefixime; cefmetazole; cefonicid; cefoperazone; cefotaxime; cefotetan; cefoxitin; cefpodoxime; cefpirome; cefprozil; ceftaroline; ceftazidime; ceftibuten; ceftizoxime;…
8 Granulocytic Phagocytes Frank R. DeLeo, William M. Nauseef Keywords antimicrobial proteins; apoptosis; eosinophils; granulocytes; inflammation; innate host defense; myeloperoxidase; NADPH oxidase; neutrophils; NOX proteins Vertebrate host defense against microbes…
