294 Lice (Pediculosis) James H. Diaz Keywords body lice; epidemic typhus; head lice; malathion; nits; pediculicides; pediculosis; pediculosis capitis; pediculosis corporis; permethrin; phthiriasis; pubic (or crab) lice; relapsing fever; trench…
138 Herpes Simplex Virus Joshua T. Schiffer, Lawrence Corey Keywords acyclovir; Bell’s palsy; encephalitis; genital herpes; herpes labialis; herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2); latency; neonatal HSV;…
224 Acinetobacter Species Michael Phillips Keywords Acinetobacter baumannii; antimicrobial resistance; burn wound infections; carbapenem resistance; gram-negative; health care–associated infections; infection control; nosocomial infections; opportunistic infections; outbreak; pneumonia; surgical infections; trauma…
232 Bordetella pertussis Valerie Waters, Scott A. Halperin Keywords acellular pertussis vaccines; Bordetella pertussis; pertussis; vaccine; whooping cough Short View Summary Definition • Pertussis, infection with Bordetella pertussis, is divided…
93 Subdural Empyema, Epidural Abscess, and Suppurative Intracranial Thrombophlebitis Allan R. Tunkel Keywords cavernous sinus thrombosis; craniotomy; epidural abscess; intracranial thrombophlebitis; laminectomy; lateral sinus thrombosis; magnetic resonance venography; subdural empyema…
234 Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever Paul H. Edelstein, Craig R. Roy Keywords air conditioning; antigen detection; community-acquired pneumonia; cooling towers; epidemic; hot tub–associated infections; hot water plumbing; hyponatremia; immunosuppressed…
27 Rifamycins Melanie Jane Maslow, Cynthia Portal-Celhay Keywords biofilm; foreign-body infections; mycobacteria; rifabutin; rifalazil; rifampin; rifamycins; rifapentine; rifaximin; staphylococcal infections; tuberculosis Short View Summary RIFAMPIN • Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: 600 mg…
313 Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients Nina Singh, Ajit P. Limaye Keywords infection; intestine transplant; kidney; liver; lung; pancreas; solid organ transplant; SOT Short View Summary Epidemiology • Infections in…
53 Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Kevin Hsueh, Jeffrey Bruce Greene Keywords antibiotic; antimicrobial; arthritis; bacterial; endocarditis; infection; infective; intravenous; IV; joint; management; OPAT; osteomyelitis; outpatient; parenteral; prosthetic; septic Short View…
166 Marburg and Ebola Hemorrhagic Fevers (Filoviruses) Thomas W. Geisbert Keywords Ebola virus; Filoviridae; filovirus; Marburg virus; viral hemorrhagic fever Short View Summary Definition • Marburg hemorrhagic fever and Ebola…
