161 Human Metapneumovirus Ann R. Falsey Keywords asthma; bronchiolitis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); human metapneumovirus; pneumonia; respiratory infection; RNA virus; virus Short View Summary Definition • Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)…
280 Toxoplasma gondii José G. Montoya, John C. Boothroyd, Joseph A. Kovacs Keywords acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; antiretroviral therapy; bradyzoite; cats; chorioretinitis; dapsone; encephalitis; lamb; oocyst; pork; pregnancy; pyrimethamine; spiramycin; tachyzoite;…
41 Drugs for Protozoal Infections Other Than Malaria James S. McCarthy, Glenn W. Wortmann, Louis V. Kirchhoff Keywords amphotericin B; antimonial; benznidazole; diloxanide; eflornithine; Glucantime; melarsoprol; nifurtimox; nitazoxanide; paromomycin; pentamidine;…
297 Mites, Including Chiggers James H. Diaz Keywords animal mites; chiggers; grain mite; house dust mites; itch mites; mites; Orientia tsutsugamushi; plant mites; red bugs; rickettsialpox; scrub typhus; urticaria Short…
47 Miscellaneous Antiviral Agents (Interferons, Imiquimod, Pleconaril) Raphael Dolin Keywords anogenital warts; common cold; enteroviral meningitis; imiquimod; interferon; interferon α; interferon β; interferon γ; interferon λ; pleconaril; resiquimod; Toll-like receptors…
67 Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Leopoldo N. Segal, Michael D. Weiden, Harold W. Horowitz Keywords acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD); azithromycin; bronchitis; bronchodilators; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
307 Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Health Care Settings David K. Henderson * Keywords chemoprophylaxis; HIV-infected providers; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); iatrogenic HIV infection; occupational exposure; occupational infection; postexposure prophylaxis; primary…
289 Tissue Nematodes (Trichinellosis, Dracunculiasis, Filariasis, Loiasis, and Onchocerciasis) James W. Kazura Keywords dracunculiasis; Haycocknema perplexum; loiasis; lymphatic filariasis; mansonellosis; neglected tropical diseases; onchocerciasis; tissue nematodes; trichinellosis; tropical pulmonary eosinophilia;…
171 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Marvin S. Reitz Jr., Robert C. Gallo Keywords acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; AIDS-related malignancies; HIV; human immunodeficiency virus Short View Summary Definition • Human immunodeficiency virus…
14 Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease Threats Rima Khabbaz, Beth P. Bell, Anne Schuchat, Stephen M. Ostroff, Robin Moseley, Alexandra Levitt, James M. Hughes Keywords acute respiratory infections; antibiotics; antimicrobial…
