152 Rotaviruses Philip R. Dormitzer Keywords dehydration; diarrhea; gastroenteritis; immunity; immunization; infant mortality; oral rehydration therapy; rotavirus; serotype; vaccine Short View Summary Definition • Rotavirus is a nonenveloped, double-stranded RNA…
15 Bioterrorism An Overview Luciana L. Borio, Donald A. Henderson, Noreen A. Hynes Keywords anthrax; bioterrorism; medical countermeasures; public health preparedness; risk assessment; smallpox; Strategic National Stockpile; threat assessment Although…
300 Infection Prevention in the Health Care Setting Michael B. Edmond, Richard P. Wenzel Keywords airborne precautions; antibiotic stewardship; contact precautions; droplet precautions; hand hygiene; health care–associated infections; health care…
116 Endophthalmitis Marlene L. Durand Keywords Candida endophthalmitis; endogenous endophthalmitis; endophthalmitis; exogenous endophthalmitis; mold endophthalmitis; postcataract endophthalmitis Short View Summary Definition • Endophthalmitis is a bacterial or fungal infection inside…
19 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anti-infective Agents Manjunath P. Pai, Mackenzie L. Cottrell, Angela D.M. Kashuba, Joseph S. Bertino Jr. Keywords antibiotic; anti-infective; antimicrobial; antiretroviral; antiviral; clearance; concentration-dependent killing; continuous…
141 Epstein-Barr Virus (Infectious Mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Malignant Diseases, and Other Diseases) Eric C. Johannsen, Kenneth M. Kaye Keywords Burkitt’s lymphoma; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV); hemophagocytosis; herpesvirus; heterophile antibodies (Monospot); Hodgkin’s…
172 Introduction to the Human Enteroviruses and Parechoviruses José R. Romero, John F. Modlin Keywords coxsackievirus; diagnosis; echovirus; Enterovirus; epidemiology; immunity; parechovirus; pathogenesis; Picornaviridae; poliovirus Members of the genera Enterovirus…
89 Acute Meningitis Allan R. Tunkel, Diederik van de Beek, W. Michael Scheld Keywords adjunctive corticosteroids; bacterial meningitis; central nervous system infections; cerebrospinal fluid; chemoprophylaxis; conjugate vaccines; eosinophilic meningitis; meningitis;…
42 Drugs for Helminths James S. McCarthy, Thomas A. Moore Keywords albendazole; diethylcarbamazine; ivermectin; mebendazole; metrifonate; oxamniquine; praziquantel; thiabendazole; triclabendazole Short View Summary • This chapter includes anthelmintic drugs, namely,…
283 Babesia Species Jeffrey A. Gelfand, Edouard G. Vannier Keywords aging; anemia; apicomplexan; babesiosis; erythrocyte; immunocompromised; parasite; smear; tick; transfusion Short View Summary Definition • Babesiosis is an emerging infectious…
