252 Mycobacterium leprae (Leprosy) Cybèle A. Renault, Joel D. Ernst Keywords bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG); cell-mediated immunity; dapsone resistance; genetic susceptibility; hypopigmentation; leprosy reactions; multidrug therapy; Mycobacterium leprae; neuropathy; rehabilitation Short…
236 Bartonella, Including Cat-Scratch Disease Tejal N. Gandhi, Leonard N. Slater, David F. Welch, Jane E. Koehler Keywords bacillary angiomatosis; Bartonella; Bartonella henselae; Bartonella quintana; cat-scratch disease; cats; encephalopathy; endocarditis;…
40 Antimalarial Drugs James S. McCarthy, Richard N. Price Keywords amodiaquine; artemether; artemisinin; artesunate; atovaquone; chloroquine; clindamycin; dihydroartemisinin; doxycycline; lumefantrine; mefloquine; primaquine; proguanil; pyrimethamine; sulfadoxine; tafenoquine Short View Summary •…
246 Tetanus (Clostridium tetani) Aimee Hodowanec, Thomas P. Bleck Keywords anaerobic infection; clostridial infections; human tetanus immune globulin (HTIG); muscle spasm; neonatal tetanus; Td vaccine; Tdap vaccine; tetanus; toxin; wound…
316 Infections in Asplenic Patients Janet R. Gilsdorf Keywords asplenia; Babesia; Capnocytophaga; hyposplenia; hyposplenism; malaria; marginal zone; meningococcus; patient education; pneumococcus; postsplenectomy infection; postsplenectomy sepsis; purpura; red pulp; sepsis; spleen;…
256 Agents of Actinomycosis Thomas A. Russo Keywords Actinomyces; actinomycosis; bisphosphonate-associated infection; companion organisms; filamentous rods; intrauterine device–associated infection; malignancy mimic; relapsing infection; sinus tract; sulfur granule Short View Summary…
83 Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Raj Palraj, Bettina M. Knoll, Larry M. Baddour, Walter R. Wilson Keywords antimicrobial therapy; blood culture; culture-negative endocarditis; echocardiography; emboli; endocarditis; enterococcal infections; fungal endocarditis; HACEK…
237 Klebsiella granulomatis (Donovanosis, Granuloma Inguinale) Ronald C. Ballard Keywords azithromycin; congenital infections; Donovan bodies; donovanosis; genital ulceration; sexually transmitted infection Short View Summary Definition • Donovanosis is an ulcerative…
103 Foodborne Disease Rajal K. Mody, Patricia M. Griffin Keywords Bacillus cereus; Brainerd diarrhea; Campylobacter; ciguatera; Clostridium botulinum; Clostridium perfringens; Cryptosporidium; Cyclospora; disease outbreaks; epidemiology; foodborne diseases; food contamination; food…
160 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Edward E. Walsh, Caroline Breese Hall * Keywords acute bronchitis; apnea; bronchiolitis; chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD); croup; otitis media; palivizumab; pneumonia; respiratory syncytial virus;…
