113 Introduction to Eye Infections Marlene L. Durand Keywords endophthalmitis definition; eye anatomy; eye examination; keratitis definition; ophthalmology abbreviations; uveitis definition Vision loss impacts daily life in so many ways…
157 Coronaviruses, Including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Kenneth McIntosh, Stanley Perlman Keywords asthma; bat; bronchiolitis; coronavirus; MERS; Middle East respiratory syndrome; otitis; pneumonia;…
127 Neurologic Diseases Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Opportunistic Infections Omar K. Siddiqi, Igor J. Koralnik Keywords acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP); cognitive disorders; distal sensory polyneuropathy…
271 Pneumocystis Species Peter D. Walzer, A. George Smulian, Robert F. Miller * Keywords AIDS; chemoprophylaxis; colonization; dapsone; diagnosis; HIV; medical immunosuppression; pathogenesis; P. jirovecii; PCP; Pneumocystis pneumonia; trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Short…
176 Hepatitis A Virus Francisco Averhoff, Yury Khudyakov, Beth P. Bell * Keywords cholestasis; contact precautions; fecal-oral spread; hepatitis A; hepatitis A vaccine; immune globulin (IG); jaundice; passive immunization Short…
148 Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus Chloe Lynne Thio, Claudia Hawkins Keywords chronic hepatitis; HBV treatment; HBV virology; HDV treatment; HDV virology; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis D virus;…
241 Leptospira Species (Leptospirosis) David A. Haake, Paul N. Levett Keywords aseptic meningitis; hepatorenal; interrogans; Leptospira; leptospirosis; nonoliguric; pulmonary hemorrhage; rat; spirochete; Weil’s syndrome Short View Summary Definition • Leptospirosis…
269 Paracoccidioidomycosis Angela Restrepo, Angela María Tobón, Luz Elena Cano Keywords agriculture; fibrosis; itraconazole; juvenile or adult forms; Latin America; male predominance; multiple-budding yeasts; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioides lutzii; paracoccidioidomycosis; thermally…
65 Infections of the Oral Cavity, Neck, and Head Anthony W. Chow Keywords cervical fascia; dental; head and neck; infections; lateral pharyngeal; Lemierre syndrome; Ludwig’s angina; odontogenic; oral; osteoradionecrosis; retropharyngeal…
34 Quinolones David C. Hooper, Jacob Strahilevitz Keywords adverse effects; ciprofloxacin; gastrointestinal infection; gatifloxacin; gemifloxacin; genitourinary infection; levofloxacin; moxifloxacin; norfloxacin; ofloxacin; osteoarticular infection; quinolones; resistance; respiratory infection; skin infection; topoisomerases…
