150 Orthoreoviruses and Orbiviruses Roberta L. DeBiasi, Kenneth L. Tyler Keywords biliary atresia; coltivirus; gastroenteritis; meningitis; orbivirus; orthoreovirus; Reoviridae; RNA virus; seadornavirus; upper respiratory tract infection Short View Summary Definition…
48 Immunomodulators Andrea V. Page, W. Conrad Liles Keywords colony-stimulating factors; complement; eculizumab; glucocorticosteroids; interferon; interleukin-2; interleukin-7; intravenous immunoglobulin; monoclonal antibodies; palivizumab; sepsis; statins; stem cells; thymus Antimicrobial agents and…
32 Linezolid and Other Oxazolidinones Heather L. Cox, Gerald R. Donowitz Keywords cfr; lactic acidosis; linezolid; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); mycobacteria; Nocardia; oxazolidinone; serotonin syndrome; thrombocytopenia; vancomycin-resistant enterococci Short View…
133 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome N. Cary Engleberg Keywords chronic fatigue syndrome; chronic mononucleosis; fatigue; functional disorders; idiopathic chronic fatigue; myalgic encephalomyelitis; postinfectious fatigue Short View Summary Definition • As defined…
17 Principles of Anti-infective Therapy George M. Eliopoulos, Robert C. Moellering Jr. * Keywords antimicrobial agent selection; antimicrobial combinations; host factors; organism factors; risks of therapy Although the discovery of…
66 Acute Bronchitis Edward E. Walsh Keywords acute bronchitis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; pertussis; respiratory viruses Short View Summary Definition • Acute bronchitis is a self-limited syndrome characterized by acute cough with…
60 Acute Laryngitis Mary T. Caserta Keywords cough; dysphonia; hoarseness; larynx; viral upper respiratory tract infection Short View Summary Definition • Acute laryngitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by a…
58 The Common Cold Ronald B. Turner Keywords antihistamine; antitussive; coronavirus; decongestant; Echinacea; metapneumovirus; respiratory syncytial virus; rhinovirus; zinc Short View Summary Definition • The common cold is an upper…
43 Antiviral Agents General Principles Raphael Dolin Keywords antiviral; antiviral resistance; correlates of effect; nucleic acid synthesis; protease inhibitors; sensitivity assays; virus load The development of antiviral drugs has historically…
7 Mucosal Immunity Peter B. Ernst Keywords antigen-presenting cell; B cell; cytokine; epithelium; infection; innate lymphoid cell; microbiota; mucosal; network; T cell Mucosal immune responses must discriminate between molecular signals…
