160 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Edward E. Walsh, Caroline Breese Hall * Keywords acute bronchitis; apnea; bronchiolitis; chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD); croup; otitis media; palivizumab; pneumonia; respiratory syncytial virus;…
161 Human Metapneumovirus Ann R. Falsey Keywords asthma; bronchiolitis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); human metapneumovirus; pneumonia; respiratory infection; RNA virus; virus Short View Summary Definition • Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)…
280 Toxoplasma gondii José G. Montoya, John C. Boothroyd, Joseph A. Kovacs Keywords acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; antiretroviral therapy; bradyzoite; cats; chorioretinitis; dapsone; encephalitis; lamb; oocyst; pork; pregnancy; pyrimethamine; spiramycin; tachyzoite;…
41 Drugs for Protozoal Infections Other Than Malaria James S. McCarthy, Glenn W. Wortmann, Louis V. Kirchhoff Keywords amphotericin B; antimonial; benznidazole; diloxanide; eflornithine; Glucantime; melarsoprol; nifurtimox; nitazoxanide; paromomycin; pentamidine;…
297 Mites, Including Chiggers James H. Diaz Keywords animal mites; chiggers; grain mite; house dust mites; itch mites; mites; Orientia tsutsugamushi; plant mites; red bugs; rickettsialpox; scrub typhus; urticaria Short…
47 Miscellaneous Antiviral Agents (Interferons, Imiquimod, Pleconaril) Raphael Dolin Keywords anogenital warts; common cold; enteroviral meningitis; imiquimod; interferon; interferon α; interferon β; interferon γ; interferon λ; pleconaril; resiquimod; Toll-like receptors…
67 Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Leopoldo N. Segal, Michael D. Weiden, Harold W. Horowitz Keywords acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD); azithromycin; bronchitis; bronchodilators; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
307 Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Health Care Settings David K. Henderson * Keywords chemoprophylaxis; HIV-infected providers; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); iatrogenic HIV infection; occupational exposure; occupational infection; postexposure prophylaxis; primary…
289 Tissue Nematodes (Trichinellosis, Dracunculiasis, Filariasis, Loiasis, and Onchocerciasis) James W. Kazura Keywords dracunculiasis; Haycocknema perplexum; loiasis; lymphatic filariasis; mansonellosis; neglected tropical diseases; onchocerciasis; tissue nematodes; trichinellosis; tropical pulmonary eosinophilia;…
171 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Marvin S. Reitz Jr., Robert C. Gallo Keywords acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; AIDS-related malignancies; HIV; human immunodeficiency virus Short View Summary Definition • Human immunodeficiency virus…
