Mycobacterium avium Complex in the Immunocompetent Host Cassandra D. Salgado BACKGROUND Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) disease has been reported in most developed countries with incidence rates ranging from 1.0 to 1.8…
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Melanie Gerrior Cassandra D. Salgado Preston L.W. Church INTRODUCTION Almost one-third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB). In 2010, nearly nine million people developed TB…
Infections in Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period Amanda Guedes de Morais Jonathan P. Moorman INTRODUCTION Pregnancy is by no means considered a pathologic state, and throughout history, the ability to…
Bioterrorism Anil Mathew Jonathan P. Moorman The United States public health system and primary health care providers must be prepared to address various biologic agents, including pathogens that are rarely…
Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel Waseem Ahmad Paras Patel Healthcare personnel (HCP) are defined as all paid and unpaid persons working in healthcare settings who have the potential for exposure to…
Vaccination of Healthy Adults Waseem Ahmad Paras Patel INTRODUCTION An effective means of preventing infectious diseases is immunization, the act of artificially inducing immunity or providing protection from disease; it…
Choosing an Antifungal Paul Lewis James W. Myers Fungal infections are becoming increasingly common, mostly as a result of medical progression. Broad-spectrum antibiotics, aggressive surgeries, central lines, and immunosuppression are…
Antimicrobial Use and Pregnancy Paul Lewis James W. Myers INTRODUCTION More than 10 million women are either pregnant or lactating at one time. These women make up a unique population…
Dosing Patients in Renal Failure Paul Lewis James W. Myers INTRODUCTION The majority of antibiotics are cleared via renal elimination and will require adjustment for those patients who have renal…
Antibiotic Dosing in Obesity Paul Lewis James W. Myers INTRODUCTION The WHO recognizes obesity as a global health problem. As of 2005, 400 million people worldwide were obese with 1.6…
