INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Summary:

In the brand new edition of Infectious Diseases, over 300 world-class practitioners detail the clinical infections, microbial agents, viruses, mycobacteria, fungi and parasites you’re likely to encounter in practice.

You’ll get inside knowledge on history, prevention, pathogenic mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment – so you’ll be able to match the clinical manifestations with the underlying disorder and prescribe the best drug or therapy – fast!

- THE BOOK ALSO HELPS YOU TO TRULY UNDERSTAND:

• · How these illnesses originate.
• · How to detect abnormalities.
• · How proper immunisation and prophylaxis can protect all your patients.
• · The nature of clinical infections – from the common cold to STD’s.
• · What we know about AIDS and its related infections.
• · How to provide effective and compassionate care to adults and children suffering from a range of diseases.

- & MUCH MORE:

• · Diagnosis (including the most advanced molecular methods).
• · Treatment, and prevention.
• · Chapters on surgical infections written by preeminent surgeons.
• · Up to the minute information on HIV infection.

PLUS a comprehensive antimicrobial drug section with tables of at a glance information on mechanisms of actions, side effects, indications and dosages. New chapters include bioterrorism, hospital infections, emerging infections, Kawasaki syndrome, and toxic shock syndrome.

COMPLETE COVERAGE of newer viruses including human herpes virus 6 and 8, West Nile virus, hepatitis C, D, & E. hantaviruses.

Contents

PART I • GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION HOW MICROORGANISMS CAUSE DISEASE

• 1 Molecular Epidemiology in Infectious Diseases Susan M. Poutanen and Lucy S. Tompkins
• HOST FACTORS
• 2 The Complement System Jerry A. Winkelstein
• 3 Phagocytes: Normal and Abnormal Neutrophil Host Defenses Mark S. Klempner and Harry L. Malech
• 4 Cell?Mediated Immunity Richard B. Markham and Alan L. Scott
• 5 Clinical Approach to Fever Burke A. Cunha
• 6 The Role and Use of Cytokines in Infectious Diseases Robert W. Finberg
• EPIDEMIOLOGY
• 7 Epidemiology of Community?Acquired Infections Mitchell L. Cohen
• 8. Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Deborah S. Yokoe
• 9. The Pathogens of Hospital InfectionsStephanie R. Black and Robert A.Weinstein
• 10. Emerging InfectionsLarry J. Strausbaugh and Daniel B. Jernigan
• 11. BioterrorismJohn G. Bartlett

PART II • DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

• 12 Clinical Microbiology Henry D. Isenberg and Stephen G. Jenkins
• 13 Immunodiagnosis Noel R. Rose
• 14 Molecular Techniques for the Detection, Identification, and Quantitation of Infectious Agents Fred C. Tenover
• 15 Diagnostic Significance of Nonspecific Laboratory Abnormalities in Infectious DiseasesBurke A. Cunha
• 16 Skin Testing George S. Deepe, Jr.

PART III TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT

• 17 Pharmacologic Principles Michael BarzaANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS
• 18 Penicillins William A. Craig
• 19 Cephalosporins John G. Bartlett
• 20 Other b?Lactam Antibiotics Kenneth S. Thomson and Philip D. Lister
• 21 Tetracyclines David N. Williams
• 22 Macrolides and Clindamycin Graeme N. Forrest and David W. Oldach
• 23 Vancomycin and Teicoplanin Raul E. Davaro and Richard H. Glew
• 24 Oxazolidinones, Quinupristin/Dalfopristin and DaptomycinRaul E. Davaro, Richard H. Glew, and Jennifer S. Daly
• 25 Trimethoprim?Sulfamethoxazole Richard Gleckman and Claudia Altschuller-Felberg
• 26 Quinolones Vincent T. Andriole27 Chloramphenicol Graeme N. Forrest and David W. Oldach28 Metronidazole and Other Nitroimidazoles Glenn E. Mathisen
• 29 Rifampin and Related Drugs William A. Craig
• 30 Miscellaneous DrugsBurt R. Meyers, Fernando Borrego, and Alejandra C. Gurtman
• 31 Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs George M. Eliopoulos and Howard S. Gold
• 32 Antiviral Therapy Richard J. Whitley
• 33 Antifungal Drugs John W. Baddley and William E. Dismukes
• 34 Antimycobacterial Drugs Venkatarama Rao Koppaka, C. Robert Horsburgh, Jr, and Kenneth G. Castro
• 35 Antiparasitic Drugs Martin S. Wolfe
• 36 Serum Therapy and Augmentation of the Host Response Jeffrey K. Griffiths and David R. Snydman

PART IV • PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

• 37 Immunization of Children and Adults Jerome O. Klein
• 38 Management of Urinary Catheters Calvin M. Kunin
• 39 Prophylaxis for Surgical Infections Ronald Lee Nichols
• 40 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Nonsurgical Infections Jan V. Hirschmann
• 41 Advice to Travelers Mary E. Wilson

PART V • CLINICAL INFECTIONS HEAD AND NECK

• 42 Dental Infections Walter J. Loesche
• 43 Infections of Head and Neck Spaces and Salivary Glands Ann Sullivan Baker and Anthony W. Chow
• 44 Infections of the Sinuses and Parameningeal Structures Anthony W. Chow
• 45 Ear and Mastoid Infections Charles D. Bluestone
• 46 Infections of the Pharynx, Larynx, Epiglottis, Trachea, and Thyroid Irmgard Behlau
• 47 The Common Cold W. Paul Glezen
• PLEUROPULMONARY
• 48 Approach to the Patient with Pneumonia John G. Bartlett
• 49 Bacterial Pneumonia John G. Bartlett
• 50 Bronchitis John G. Bartlett
• 51 Viral Pneumonia Stephen G. Baum and David C. Perlman
• 52 Mycoplasma Pneumonia Maurice A. Mufson
• 53 Pneumocystis carinii Walter T. Hughes
• 54 Fungal Pneumonias Susan Hadley and Donald B. Louria
• 55 Legionnaires' Disease (Clinical)Robert R. Muder
• 56 Chlamydia Pneumonia Margaret R. Hammerschlag
• 57 Aspiration Pneumonia John G. Bartlett
• 58 Lung Abscess and Necrotizing PneumoniaJohn G. Bartlett
• 59 Empyema John G. Bartlett
• CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• 60 Blood Stream Invasion John G. Bartlett
• 61 Sepsis John G. Bartlett
• 62 Infective Endocarditis Donald Kaye
• 63 Vascular Graft Infections Thomas F O'Donnell, Jr., Harold J. Welch, and Richard A. Nitzberg
• 64 Pericarditis and Myocarditis Catherine Diamond and Jeremiah Tilles
• GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
• 65 Approach to the Patient With Diarrhea Alain R. Bouckenooghe and Herbert L. DuPont
• 66 ShigellosisGerald T. Keusch
• 67 Food SafetyDavid W K Acheson
• 68 Salmonella Infections Arthur Y. Kim, Marcia B. Goldberg, and Robert H. Rubin
• 69 Intestinal Infections due to Escherichia coli Michael S. Donnenberg
• 70 Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin?Producing E. coli Megan E. Reller and Patricia M. Griffin
• 71 Campylobacter Infections Ban Mishu Allos
• 72 Yersinia enterocolitica Infections Douglas A. Finch and Edward J. Bottone
• 73 Cholera and Related Illnesses Caused by Vibrio Species, Aeromonas, and PlesiomonasDavid A. Sack
• 74 Clostridium difficile?Associated Diarrhea and Colitis John G. Bartlett
• 75 Viral Gastroenteritis Neil R. Blacklow
• 76 Traveler's Diarrhea Sherwood L. Gorbach
• 77 Food Poisoning Davidson H. Hamer and David R. Snydman
• 78 Specific and Nonspecific Treatment of Diarrhea James D. Campbell, Karen L. Kotloff, and Myron M. Levine
• 79 Whipple's Disease Steven F. Solga and Theodore M. Bayless
• 80 Approach to the Patient with Intra-abdominal Infections Dietmar H. Wittmann and Robert E. Condon
• 81 Peritonitis Ronald Lee Nichols
• 82 Intraabdominal Abscesses Rachel G. Khadaroo, Avery B. Nathens, and Ori D. Rotstein
• 83 Appendicitis Gordon L. Telford, John A. Weilget, and Robert E. Condon
• 84 Diverticulitis Dietmar H. Wittmann and Roza Turcios
• LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT
• 85 Type A Viral Hepatitis Stanley M. Lemon
• 86 Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Raymond S. Koff
• 87 Hepatitis C Raymond S. Koff
• 88 Hepatitis E Raymond S. Koff
• 89 Pyogenic Liver Abscess John G. Bartlett
• 90 Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Juan Carlos Jimenez, Yale Podnos, Russell A. Williams, and Samuel Eric Wilson
• PANCREAS AND SPLEEN
• 91 Infection After Acute Pancreatitis Thomas Foitzik, Ernst Kla, and Andrew L. Warshaw
• 92 Splenic Abscess Basem Helou and Thomas R. Gadacz
• OTHER SURGICAL INFECTIONS
• 93 Approach to the Patient with Postoperative Fever E. Patchen Dellinger
• 94 Surgical Site Infection Ronald Lee Nichols
• 95 Gas Gangrene and Other Clostridial Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Sherwood L. Gorbach
• 96 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Sherwood L. Gorbach
• 97 Infections in Trauma Ronald C. Jones
• 98 Burns Basil A. Pruitt, Jr.,Albert T. Mcmanus, and Seung H. Kim
• URINARY TRACT
• 99 Approach to the Patient with Urinary Tract Infection Walter E. Stamm and Ann E. Stapleton
• 100 Urethritis, Prostatitis, Epididymitis, and Orchitis Clayton S. Lau and Grannum R. Sant
• 101 Renal Abscess Clayton S. Lau and Grannum R. Sant
• SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
• 102 Approach to the Patient with Sexually Transmitted Disease Matthew R. Golden and H. Hunter Handsfield
• 103 Gonorrhea Khalil G. Ghanem, Edward W. Hook, and Jonathan M. Zenilman
• 104 Chlamydial Infections of the Genital TractJulius Schachter
• 105 Syphilis Daniel M. Musher and Robert E. Baughn
• 106 Genital Herpes Anthony Simmons, Michael N. Oxman, and Lawrence Stanberry
• 107 Chancroid, Lymphogranuloma Venereum, and Granuloma Inguinale Allan Ross Ronald
• 108 Human Papillomaviruses and Anogenital Disease Lawrence J. Eron
• GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
• 109 Approach to the Patient with Infection of the Pelvis William J. Ledger
• 110 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and. Tuboovarian Abscess Richard L. Sweet
• 111 Vaginitis, Cervicitis, and Endometritis David A. Eschenbach
• 112 Bacterial Infections Associated with Pregnancy, Delivery, and Abortion William J. Ledger
• AIDS AND RELATED INFECTIONS
• 113 Approach to the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Clinical Features Henry Masur
• 114 International Epidemiology of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Thomas C. Quinn and Richard E. Chaisson
• 115 Pulmonary Infections in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections John G. Bartlett
• 116 Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection John G. Bartlett
• 117 Cutaneous Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Carrie Ann Cusack, Marsha L. Chaffins, and Clay J. Cockerell
• 118 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Serology and Viral BurdenJohn G. Bartlett
• 119 Antiretroviral Treatment John G. Bartlett
• 120 Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Jonathan Zenilman
• 121 Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Arry Dieudonne and James Oleske
• 122 Human T?Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I and Neurologic Diseases Richard T. Johnson
• 123 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in WomenDeborah Cotton
• IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS
• 124 Approach to the Immunocompromised Patient Michael H. Grieco
• 125 Infections Associated with Malignancy Gerald P. Bodey
• 126 Infections in Organ Transplant Recipients Nina E. Tolkoff?Rubin and Robert H. Rubin
• 127 Infections Associated with Bone Marrow Transplantation Joan Mannick and Richard T. Ellison, III
• 128 Infections Associated with Corticosteroids and Immunosuppressive Therapy Neil L. Barg and Robert Fekety
• 129 Treatment and Prevention of Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts Stephen H. Zinner
• SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
• 130 Approach to the Patient with Skin or Soft Tissue Infection David S. Feingold and Jan V. Hirschmann
• 131 Normal Cutaneous Flora and Infections They Cause Jan V. Hirschmann and David S. Feingold
• 132 Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Skin or Soft Tissue Infections Jan V. Hirschmann and David S. Feingold
• 133 Gram?Negative Bacillary Skin or Soft Tissue Infections David S. Feingold and Jan V. Hirschmann
• 134 Cutaneous Abscesses and Ulcers Jan V. Hirschmann and David S. Feingold
• 135 Foot Infections in the Diabetic Patient and Infections Associated with Pressure Sores Francisco L. Sapico
• 136 Fungal Infections of the Skin Jill R. Rosenthal
• VIRAL EXANTHEMS AND LOCALIZED VIRAL SKIN INFECTIONS
• 137 Measles Michael A. Gerber and Gilbert M. Schiff
• 138 Rubella (German Measles) Hans M.L. Spiegel and John L. Sever
• 139 Varicella and Herpes Zoster John A. Zaia and Charles Grose
• 140 Smallpox John Noble and Joseph J. Esposito
• 141 Mumps Adriano Arguedas, Hillel Janai, and Melvin I. Marks
• 142 Human Papillomaviruses and Warts Mathijs H. Brentjens, Kimberly A. Yeung-Yue, Patricia C. Lee, and Stephen K. Trying Jeffrey D. Bernhard
• 143 Erythema Infectiosum, Roseola, and Enteroviral Exanthems Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr.
• BONES AND JOINTS
• 144 Osteomyelitis Francis A. Waldvogel and Daniel P. Lew
• 145 Infectious Arthritis Nancy Y. Liu and David F. Giansiracusa
• EYE AND PARANASAL SINUSES
• 146 Infections of the Eye Jules Baum and Michael Barza
• NERVOUS SYSTEM
• 147 Approach to the Patient with Infection of the Central Nervous System David N. Irani and Diane E. Griffin
• 148 Acute Bacterial Meningitis Morton Swartz
• 149 Acute Viral Meningitis and Encephalitis Stephen G. Baum and Brian Koll
• 150 Chronic Meningitis John C. Pottage, Jr.and Alan A. Harris
• 151 Central Nervous System Shunt Infections Majid Sadigh, Pierce Gardner, and Thomas J. Leipzig
• 152 Brain Abscess Staci A. Fischer and Alan A. Harris
• 153 Slow Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System David M. Asher
• 154 Infectious Diseases of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System Newton E. Hyslop, Jr.and Rodrigo Hasbun
• 155 Reye's Syndrome John R. La Montagne
• TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY
• 156 Tuberculosis Kevin P. Fennelly and Jerrold J. Ellner
• 157 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections Michael D. Iseman and Mary Ann DeGroote
• 158 Leprosy Diana N. J. Lockwood and Keith P. W. J. McAdam
• ZOONOSES
• 159 Approach to the Patient With Zoonotic Infection David R. Stone
• 160 Rabies James E. Childs, Marta A. Guera, and Charles E. Rupprecht
• 161 Bites Frederick M. Abrahamian and Ellie J.C. Goldstein
• 162 Tularemia David T. Dennis
• 163 Plague Darwin L.Palmer
• 164 Anthrax Christopher C. Penn and Stephen A. Klotz
• 165 Glanders John G. Bartlett
• 166 Leptospirosis Patrick W. Kelley
• 167 Relapsing Fever Thomas Butler
• 168 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever J. Stephen Dumler
• 169 The Human Ehrlichioses and Related Infections, Q Fever, Epidemic Typhus, Murine Typhus, Rickettsialpox, Scrub Typhus, and Other RickettsiosesJennifer H. McQuiston and James G. Olson
• 170 Agents of Human Ehrlichiosis John W. Sumner and Christopher D. Paddock
• 171 Cat?Scratch Disease Jennifer S. Daly
• 172 Trichinosis Els Mathieu and Peter M. Schantz
• 173 Toxoplasmosis Rima McLeod and Jack S. Remington
• 174 Larva Migrans Syndromes Caused by Toxocara Species and Other Helminths Peter M. Schantz
• LYMPH NODE SYNDROMES
• 175 Epstein?Barr Virus Infection and Infectious Mononucleosis Elliott Kieff
• 176 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Stephen E. Straus
• 177 Cytomegalovirus Infections Sarah H. Cheeseman and Laura L. Gibson
• 178 Kawasaki Syndrome H. Cody Meissner and Donald Y. M. Leung
• OTHER INFECTIONS
• 179 Infections in a Prosthetic Device Adolf W Karchmer
• 180 Fever of Unknown Origin Burke A. Cunha
• 181 Toxic Shock Syndrome Patrick M. Schlievert, Kristine L. MacDonald

PART VI • MICROBIAL AGENTS GRAM POSITIVE COCCI

• 182 Staphylococci John N. Sheagren, Dennis R. Schaberg
• 183 Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococci) Gene H. Stollerman
• 184 Streptococcus pneumoniae Robert Austrian
• 185 Enterococci Barbara E. Murray
• 186 Group B Streptococcus Michael R. Wessels, Dennis L. Kasper
• GRAM?POSITIVE BACILLI
• 187 Corynebacteria Neal Halsey
• 188 Bacillus anthracis and Other Aerobic Spore Formers Christopher C. Penn, Stephen A. Klotz
• 189 Bacillus species infections
• 190 Listeria monocytogenes Claire Broome, Robert Pinner, Anne Schuchat
• 191 Erysipelotbrix rhusiopathiae Judith L. Nerad, David R. Snydman
• GRAM?NEGATIVE COCCI
• 192 Neisseria gonorrhoeae Edmund C. Tramont, John W Boslego
• 193 Neisseria meningitidis John W. Boslego, Edmund C. Tramont
• 194 Miscellaneous Gram?Negative Cocci: Other Neisseria, Branhamella, Moraxella, and Kingella Species Timothy F. Murphy
• GRAM?NEGATIVE BACILLI
• 195 Enterobacteriaceae Henry D. Isenberg, Richard F. D'Amato
• 196 Salmonella Sandra Sallustio, Robert H. Rubin, Marcia B. Goldberg
• 197 Shigella Gerald T Keusch
• 198 Campylobacter Ban Mishu Allos
• 199 Vibrios David A. Sack
• 200 Francisella tularensis, Pasteurella, and Yersinia pestis Edward J. Bottone
• 201 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Related Bacteria Matthew Pollack
• 202 Brucella Eduardo Gotuzzo, Carlos Carrillo
• 203 Haemophilus Timothy F. Murphy
• 204 Streptobacillus moniliformis Gary Doern
• 205 Legionella Janet E. Stout
• 206 Bordetella William A. Durbin, Jr.
• 207 Miscellaneous Gram?Negative Bacilli: Acinetobacter, Cardiobacterium, Actinobacillus, Chromobacterium, Capnocytopbaga, and Others Judith L. Nerad, Maria Teresa Seville, David R. Snydman
• ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
• 208 Anaerobic Bacteria John G. Bartlett
• 209 Anaerobic Cocci John G. Bartlett
• 210 Anaerobic Gram-Negative Rods: Bacteriodes, Prevotella, Porpbryromonas, Fusobacterium, Bilophila, Sutterella
• 211 Clostridium tetaniJohn G. Bartlett
• 212 Clostridium botulinumCharles L. Hatheway
• 213 Clostridium perfringens and Other ClostridiaSherwood L. Gorbach
• SPIROCHETES
• 214 Lyme Disease Raymond J. Dattwyler, Benjamin J. Luft
• 215 Borrelia Species and Spirillum minus Thomas Butler
• 216 Leptospira Patrick W. Kelley
• 217 Helicobacter Julie Parsonnet
• MISCELLANEOUS MICROORGANISMS
• 218 Bartonella Species Jennifer S. Daly
• 219 Calymmatobacterium granulomatis Gary Doern
• 220 Nocardia Michael C. Bach
• 221 Agents of Actinomycosis John G. Bartlett
• 222 Chlamydia Julius Schachter
• 223 Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas Marinella Cardello CummingsWilliam M. McCormack
• RICKETTSIA
• 224 Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) J. Stephen Dumler
• 225 Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia prowazekii Joseph E. McDade, James G. Olson
• 226 Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and Rickettsia akari James G. Olson, Joseph E. McDade
• 227 Coxiella burnetii (Q Fever) Paul D. Holtom, John M. Leedom

PART VII • VIRUSES

• 228 Virus Classification Neil R. Blacklow
• DNA VIRUSES
• 229 Adenoviruses Marshall S. Horwitz
• 230 Herpes Simplex Viruses Michael N. Oxman
• 231 Human Herpesvirus 6 and Other Newly Recognized Human Herpesviruses Kathleen M. Neuzil, Donald H. Rubin
• 232 Human Herpesvirus-8
• 233 Epstein?Barr Virus Kenneth M. Kaye, Elliott Kieff
• 234 Varicella?Zoster Virus Charles Grose, John A. Zaia
• 235 Cytomegalovirus Sarah H. Cheeseman
• 236 Human Parvovirus Neal S. Young
• 237 Human Papillomaviruses (Including Wart Viruses) Keerti V. Shah
• 238 Human Polyomavirus (Including the Agent Causing Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) Keerti V. Shah
• 239 Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Raymond S. Koff
• 240 Poxviruses Bernard Moss
• RNA VIRUSES
• 241 Influenza Viruses Charles B. Smith
• 242 Parainfluenza Viruses Brian R. Murphy
• 243 Mumps Virus Hillel K. Janai, Adriano Arguedas, Melvin I. Marks
• 244 Rubeola (Measles) and Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis VirusDavid I. Bernstein, Peter D. Reuman, Gilbert M. Schiff
• 245 Hantaviruses Frederick T. Koster, Steven A. Jenison
• 246 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Robert C. Welliver, Pearay L. Ogra
• 247 Coronavirus Ella M. Swierkosz, C. George Ray
• 248 Poliovirus Mark A. Pallansch, Larry J. Anderson, Olen M. Kew
• 249 Coxsackievirus, Echovirus, and Other Enteroviruses Mark A. Pallansch, Larry J. Anderson
• 250 Rhinoviruses Roland A. Levandowski
• 251 Hepatitis A Virus Stanley M. Lemon
• 252 Hepatitis C Virus Raymond S. Koff
• 253 Hepatitis E Virus Raymond S. Koff
• 254 Rotaviruses and Other Reoviridae John E. Herrmann
• 255 Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Other Retroviruses Zene Matsuda, James A. Hellinger, Max Essex
• 256 Rubella Virus Alexander Rakowsky, John L. Sever
• 257 Yellow Fever Virus Theodore F. Tsai
• 258 Dengue Viruses Scott B. Halstead
• 259 Encephalitis Viruses Belonging to the Families Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, and Bunyaviridae Charles H. Hoke, Jr.
• 260 West Nile Virus
• 261 Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Belonging to the Families Arenaviddae, Filoviridae, and Bunyaviridae Kelly T. McKee, Jr.
• 262 Rabies Virus Charles E. Rupprecht, Makonnen Fekadu, James E. Childs
• 263 Caliciviruses and Astroviruses Neil R. Blacklow

PART VIII • UNCONVENTIONAL AGENTS CAUSING SLOW INFECTIONS

• 264 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies David M. Asher

PART IX • MYCOBACTERIA

• 265 Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Mycobacteria Zahra Toossi, Jerrold J. Ellner
• 266 Mycobacterium leprae Diana N. J. Lockwood, Keith P. W. J. McAdam

PART X • FUNGI

• 267 Candida albicans and Related Species Janine R. Maenza, William G. Merz
• 268 Cryptococcus neoformans John R. Graybill
• 269 Aspergillus Species Richard D. Meyer
• 270 Histoplasma Joe Wheat
• 271 Coccidioides immitis Stanley C. Deresinski, Carol A. Kemper
• 272 Sporothrix schenckii E. Nan Scott, Ronald A. Greenfield
• 273 Blastomyces and Paracoccidioides George S. Deepe, Jr.
• BLASTOMYCES George S. Deepe, Jr.Bruce S. Klein
• PARACOCCIDIOIDES Ana M. Gomez, George S. Deepe, Jr.
• 274 Dematiaceous Fungi Jill R. Rosenthal
• 275 Phycomycetes Burt R. Meyers, Alejandra C. Gurtman
• 276 Miscellaneous Fungi Alan M. Sugar

PART XI • PARASITES PROTOZOA

• 277 Entamoeba histolytica and Other Intestinal Amoebae Sharon L. Reed
• 278 Giardia lamblia Michael J. G. Farthing
• 279 Plasmodium and Babesia David J. Wyler
• 280 Leishmania Philip D. Marsden, Warren D. Johnson, Jr.
• 281 Trypanosoma James H. Maguire
• 282 Toxoplasma gondii Craig Roberts, Rima McLeod
• 283 Pneumocystis carinii Walter T. Hughes
• 284 Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Cyclospora, Microsporidia, and Dientamoeba Lawrence J. Davis, Rosemary Soave
• OTHER PARASITES
• 285 Intestinal Nematodes, Davidson H. Hamer, Dickson D. Despommier
• 286 Tissue Nematodes Davidson H. Hamer, Dickson D. Despommier
• 287 Schistosoma and Other Trematodes Charles H. King, Adel A. F Mahmoud
• 288 Cestodes (Tapeworms) Kaethe Willms
• 289 Arthropods Andrew Spielman, Mitchell Wachtel