82 Endocarditis and Intravascular Infections Vance G. Fowler Jr., W. Michael Scheld, Arnold S. Bayer Keywords ABE; antibiotic resistance; bacteremia; bloodstream infection; cardiac surgery; coagulase-negative staphylococci; Coxiella burnetii; culture-negative endocarditis;…

57 The Acutely Ill Patient with Fever and Rash David J. Weber, Myron S. Cohen, William A. Rutala Keywords acute febrile illness; Bartonella; Capnocytophaga; cryptococcosis; enanthem; endocarditis; erythema migrans; erythema…

33 Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim Stephen H. Zinner, Kenneth H. Mayer Keywords brucellosis; drug interactions; human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS); malaria; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Pneumocystis jirovecii; prophylaxis; Staphylococcus;…

77 Infections of the Liver and Biliary System (Liver Abscess, Cholangitis, Cholecystitis) Costi D. Sifri, Lawrence C. Madoff Keywords acalculous cholecystitis; amebic liver abscess; cholangitis; cholecystitis; cholescintigraphy; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography;…

305 Health Care–Acquired Hepatitis Kent A. Sepkowitz Keywords hemodialysis; hepatitis A; hepatitis B; hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis C; hepatitis E; immune globulin; nosocomial; transfusion; transmission Short View Summary Definition •…

301 Disinfection, Sterilization, and Control of Hospital Waste William A. Rutala, David J. Weber Keywords disinfection; ethylene oxide; glutaraldehyde; hydrogen peroxide; hypochlorite; iodophor; medical waste; ortho-phthalaldehyde; peracetic acid; sterilization Each…

191 Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic or Louse-Borne Typhus) Lucas S. Blanton, David H. Walker Keywords Brill-Zinsser disease; doxycycline; encephalitis; epidemic typhus; flying squirrel; human body louse; interstitial pneumonia; rash; recrudescent typhus;…

62 Otitis Externa, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis Jerome O. Klein Keywords acute otitis media; amoxicillin; ceftriaxone; influenza virus vaccines; malignant otitis externa; nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae; otitis media with effusion; pneumococcal…

71 Bacterial Lung Abscess Bennett Lorber Keywords anaerobic bacteria; lung abscess; lung cavity; necrotizing pneumonia; putrid lung abscess Short View Summary Definition • Localized necrosis of lung tissue caused by…

205 Streptococcus anginosus Group Cathy A. Petti, Charles W. Stratton IV Keywords abscess; bacteremia; CNS infections; endocarditis; gram-positive cocci; head and neck infections; Streptococcus; Streptococcus anginosus group; Streptococcus milleri group;…