General Medical Information

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Walter R. Wilson
W. Lawrence, MD
Drew, Nancy K., Phd
Henry, Merle A., MD
Sande, David A., MD
Relman, James M., MD
Steckelberg
Julie Louise, MD
Gerberding

Front Matter
1. Introduction — Merle A. Sande, MD

Section I. Basic Principles
2. Basic Principles of Host Defense — Donald L. Granger, MD
3. Basic Principles of Microbial Virulence — David A. Relman, MD
4. General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy — Walter R. Wilson, MD
5. Infection Prevention in Healthcare Settings — Cathryn Louise Murphy, RN, PhD, CIC, Susan A Resnik, RN, Dip IC, CIC (Syd), & Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH
6. Laboratory Diagnosis — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD, Franklin R. Cockerill,
III, MD, & Nancy K. Henry, PhD, MD

Section II. Clinical Syndromes
7. Infections of the Central Nervous System — Zell A. McGee, MD
8. Infections of the Eye & Orbit — Marlene L. Durand, MD
9. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections — Abinash Virk, MD, & Nancy K. Henry, PhD, MD
10. Tracheobronchitis & Lower Respiratory Tract Infections — Abinash Virk, MD, & Walter R. Wilson, MD
11. Infective Endocarditis — James M. Steckelberg, MD, & Walter R. Wilson, MD
12. Intra-abdominal Infections — Jeffery Loutit, MB, ChB
13. Skin & Soft-Tissue Infections — Mark P. Wilhelm, MD, FACP, & Randall S. Edson, MD, FACP
14. Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis & Prosthetic-Joint Infection — Douglas R. Osmon, MD & James M. Steckelberg, MD
15. Sexually Transmitted Diseases — John W. Wilson, MD & Nancy K. Henry, PhD, MD
16. Urinary Tract Infections — Walter R. Wilson, MD & Nancy K. Henry, PhD, MD
17. Sepsis Syndrome — Andrew D. Badley, MD & James M. Steckelberg, MD
18. Fever of Unknown Origin — Julie Brahmer, MD & Merle A. Sande, MD
19. Fever & Rash — Peter K. Lindenauer, MD MSc, & Merle A. Sande, MD
20. Infectious Diarrhea — William P. Ciesla, Jr., MD, & Richard L. Guerrant, MD
21. Hepatobiliary Infections — Paul B. Eckburg, MD & Jose G. Montoya, MD
22. Obstetric & Gynecologic Infections — Yenjean S. Hwang, MD & Merle A. Sande, MD

Section III. Special Patient Populations
23. Patients With Aids — Dani-Margot Zavasky, MD, Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH & Merle A. Sande, MD
24. Infections in Transplant Recipients — Robin Patel, MD
25. Patients With Neutropenia & Fever — David Dockrell, MD & Linda L. Lewis, MD
26. Patients with Recurrent Infections and Leukocyte Abnormalities — Timothy R. La Pine, MD, & Harry R. Hill, MD

Section IV. Viral Infections
27. Enteroviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
28. Rhinoviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
29. Influenza — Lisa Danzig, MD & Keiji Fukuda, MD, MPH
30. Parainfluenza Virus — Gregory Sonnen, MD, & Nancy Henry, MD, PhD
31. Respiratory Syncytial Virus — Gregory Sonnen, MD, & Nancy Henry, MD, PhD
32. Adenoviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
33. Herpesviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
34. Measles — Gregory Sonnen, MD, & Nancy Henry, MD, PhD
35. Mumps — Gregory Sonnen, MD & Nancy Henry, MD, PhD
36. Rubella — Gregory Sonnen, MD, & Nancy Henry, MD, PhD
37. Rotavirus — Gregory M. Sonnen, MD & Nancy Henry, MD, PhD
38. Other Gastrointestinal Viruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
39. Hepatitis — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
40. HIV & Other Retroviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
41. Poxviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
42. Parvoviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
43. Viral Infection of the Central Nervous System — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
44. Miscellaneous Systemic Viral Syndromes — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD
45. Papovaviruses — W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD

Section V. Bacterial Infections
46. Staphylococci — Karen Bloch, MD, MPH
47. Streptococcus pneumoniae — Jeffrey N. Martin, MD, MPH
48. Streptococcus pyogenes — Dennis L. Stevens, PhD, MD
49. Enterococci — Robin Patel, MD
50. Other Gram-Positive Cocci — Robin Patel, MD
51. Gram-Positive Aerobic Bacilli — Jeffrey Loutit, MB, ChB, & David Relman, MD
52. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae & Neisseria Meningitidis — D. Scott Smith, MD & David A. Relman, MD
53. Enteritis Caused by Escherichia coli & Shigella & Salmonella Species — Gary W. Procop, MD, & Franklin Cockerill III, MD
54. Pseudomonas aeruginosa — David Dockrell, MD, & Walter Wilson, MD
55. Helicobacter pylori — Jay V. Solnick, MD, PhD, & Javeed Siddiqui, MD, MPH
56. Haemophilus, Bordetella, & Branhamella Species — Joseph W. St. Geme III, MD
57. Vibrio & Campylobacter — Gary W. Procop, MD, & Frank R. Cockerill III, MD
58. Legionella — Michael Bell, MD
59. Important Anaerobes — Jorge Villacian, MD, & James Steckelberg, MD
60. Brucella, Francisella, Pasteurella, Yersinia, & HACEK — Elie F. Berbari, MD, & Walter R. Wilson, MD
61. Tuberculosis — Julie Brahmer, MD, & Merle A. Sande, MD
62. Other Mycobacteria — Julie Brahmer, MD, Yenjean Hwang, MD & Merle A. Sande, MD
63. Actinomycetes — Phyllis C. Tien, SM, MD & David A. Relman, MD
64. Treponema pallidum — Fred A. Lopez, MD & David A. Relman, MD
65. Borrelia & Leptospira Species — Sandra Chaparro, MD & Jose G. Montoya, MD
66. Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma — Jose G. Montoya, MD
67. Chlamydia — Jose G. Montoya, MD
68. Coxiella, Ehrlichia, & Rickettsia — Jeffery Loutit, MB, ChB
69. Bartonella — Phyllis C. Tien, SM, MD & Jeffery S. Loutit, MB ChB

Section VI. Fungal Infections
70. Histoplasma capsulatum — Zelalem Temesgen, MD
71. Blastomyces dermatitidis — Zelalem Temesgen, MD
72. Coccidioides — Caroline Milne, MD, & Merle Sande, MD
73. Candida species — Christopher R. Fox, MD & Merle A. Sande, MD
74. Cryptococcus neoformans — James J. Chamberlain, MD & Donald L. Granger, MD
75. Aspergillus, Pseudallescheria, & Agents of Mucormycosis — Michael R. Keating, MD
76. Sporothrix schenckii — Zelalem Temesgen, MD
77. Fusarium, Penicillium, Paracoccidioides, & Agents of Chromomycosis — Michael R. Keating, MD
78. Dermatophytes — D. Scott Smith, MS, MD & David A. Relman, MD
79. Pneumocystis carinii — James J. Chamberlain, MD & Kristen Ries, MD

Section VII. Parasitic Infections Part A. Protozoa
80. Malaria and Babesia — Gary W. Procop, MD & David H. Persing, MD, PhD
81. Toxoplasma gondii — Jose G. Montoya, MD
82. Pathogenic Amebas — Christopher R. Fox, MD & Merle A. Sande, MD
83. Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, & Isospora Species & Microsporidia — Stephanie Boade Silas, MD, & DeVon Hale, MD
84. Giardia — Stephanie Boade Silas, MD, & DeVon Hale, MD
85. Leishmania & Trypanosoma — D. Scott Smith, MD & David A. Relman, MD

Section VII. Parasitic Infections Part B. Helminths
86. Nematodes — James M. Steckelberg, MD & Walter R. Wilson, MD
87. Cestodes — Andrew D. Badley, MD, James M. Steckelberg, MD & Walter R. Wilson, MD
88. Trematodes — Walter R. Wilson, MD & James M. Steckelberg, MD

Section VIII. Miscellaneous Infections
89. Infections in Travelers — DeVon C. Hale, MD & Caroline Milne, MD
90. Zoonotic Infections — D. Scott Smith, MD & David A. Relman, MD
91. Ectoparasitic Infestations & Arthropod Stings & Bites — Walter R. Wilson, MD & James M. Steckelberg, MD