259 Aspergillus Species Thomas F. Patterson Keywords allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; anidulafungin; aspergillosis; Aspergillus; caspofungin; echinocandin; galactomannan; itraconazole; micafungin; posaconazole; voriconazole Short View Summary Definition • Aspergillosis is caused by species…
263 Agents of Mycetoma Duane R. Hospenthal Keywords actinomycetoma; actinomycotic mycetoma; eumycetoma; eumycotic mycetoma; Madurella; mycetoma; Nocardia Short View Summary Definition • Mycetoma is an infection of the skin and…
131 Management of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Henry Masur Keywords AIDS; Bartonella; Candida; coccidioidomycosis; Cryptococcus; Cryptosporidium; cytomegalovirus; herpes simplex virus; histoplasmosis; Kaposi sarcoma (HHV-8); microsporidia; Mycobacterium…
267 Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides Species) John N. Galgiani Keywords Coccidioides immitis; Coccidioides posadasii; coccidioidomycosis; complement fixation; erythema nodosum; fluconazole; itraconazole; San Joaquin Valley fever; serology Short View Summary Definition • The…
122 Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Francesco R. Simonetti, Robin Dewar, Frank Maldarelli Keywords confirmatory assay; ELISA; HIV diagnosis; HIV testing; HIV window period; home testing; nucleic acid testing…
231 Yersinia Species (Including Plague) Paul S. Mead Keywords bioterrorism; Black Death; bubo; erythema nodosum; HLA-B27; mesenteric lymphadenitis; plague; pseudoappendicitis; reactive arthritis; sacroiliitis; Yersinia enterocolitica; Yersinia pestis; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Short…
296 Myiasis and Tungiasis James H. Diaz Keywords botfly; chigoe flea; Dermatobia hominis; jigger flea; myiasis; screwworm; Tumbu fly; Tunga penetrans; tungiasis Short View Summary MYIASIS Definition • Myiasis is…
245 Clostridium difficile Infection Dale N. Gerding, Vincent B. Young Keywords antibiotic-associated colitis; antibiotic side effects; C. difficile infection; clostridial toxin; Clostridium difficile; fecal microbial transplant; fecal transplant; geriatric infections;…
113 Introduction to Eye Infections Marlene L. Durand Keywords endophthalmitis definition; eye anatomy; eye examination; keratitis definition; ophthalmology abbreviations; uveitis definition Vision loss impacts daily life in so many ways…
157 Coronaviruses, Including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Kenneth McIntosh, Stanley Perlman Keywords asthma; bat; bronchiolitis; coronavirus; MERS; Middle East respiratory syndrome; otitis; pneumonia;…
