Table of Contents
Section I: General
1 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobials Lynn L. Estes, PharmD, RPh
2 Antimicrobials Lynn L. Estes, PharmD, RPh, and John W. Wilson, MD
3 Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention and Control Programs W. Charles Huskins, MD
4 Mycobacterial and Fungal Diagnostic Matthew J. Binnicker, PhD, Glenn D. Roberts, PhD, and Nancy L. Wengenack, PhD
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Section II: Etiologic Agents
5 Select Viruses in Adults Randall C. Walker, MD
6 Select Gram-positive Aerobic Bacteria Robin Patel, MD
7 Select Gram-negative Aerobic Bacteria David R. McNamara, MD, and Franklin R. Cockerill III, MD
8 Select Anerobic Bacteria: Clostridium tetani and Clostridium botulinum M. Rizwan Sohail, MD
9 Borrelia and Leptospira Species Julio C. Mendez, MD
10 Tick-Borne Infections Alan J. Wright, MD
11 Mycobacteria Irene G. Sia, MD
12 Nocardia and Actinomyces Christine L. Terrell, MD
13 Candida Species Shimon Kusne, MD, and Ann E. McCullough, MD
14 Aspergillus Species Shimon Kusne, MD, and Ann E. McCullough, MD
15 Histoplasma capsulatum Janis E. Blair, MD
16 Blastomyces dermatitidis Janis E. Blair, MD
17 Coccidioides Species Janis E. Blair, MD
18 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Janis E. Blair, MD
19 Sporothrix schenckii Janis E. Blair, MD
20 Cryptococcus neoformans Shimon Kusne, MD, and Ann E. McCullough, MD
21 Emerging Fungal Infections Holenarasipur R. Vikram, MD, FACP, FIDSA
22 Parasitic Infections Jon E. Rosenblatt, MD, and Bobbi S. Pritt, MD
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Section III: Select Major Clinical Syndromes
23 Fever of Unknown Origin Mary J. Kasten, MD
24 Infections of the Oral Cavity, Neck, and Head Lisa M. Brumble, MD
25 Pneumonia Priya Sampathkumar, MD
26 Urinary Tract Infections Walter C. Hellinger, MD
27 Sepsis Syndrome Andrew D. Badley, MD
28 Infectious Diarrhea Robert Orenstein, DO
29 Intra-abdominal Infections Robert Orenstein, DO
30 Viral Hepatitis Stacey A. Rizza, MD
31 Infective Endocarditis Larry M. Baddour, MD, and Daniel Z. Uslan, MD
32 Infections of the Central Nervous System Michael R. Keating, MD
33 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Imad M. Tleyjeh, MD, MSc, and Larry M. Baddour, MD
34 Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis, and Orthopedic Device Infection Elie F. Berbari, MD, and Douglas R. Osmon, MD
35 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Randall S. Edson, MD
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Section IV: Special Hosts and Situations
36 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Zelalem Temesgen, MD
37 HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections and Conditions Anne M. Meehan, MB, BCh, PhD, and Eric M. Poeschla, MD
38 Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies John W. Wilson, MD, and Michelle A. Elliott, MD
39 Infections in Transplant Recipients Raymund R. Razonable, MD
40 Health Care-Associated Infections Rodney L. Thompson, MD, and Priya Sampathkumar, MD
41 Obstetric and Gynecologic Issues Related to Infectious Diseases Kristi L. Boldt, MD
42 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Thomas G. Boyce, MD
43 Travel Medicine Abinash Virk, MD
44 Adult Immunizations Priya Sampathkumar, MD
45 Agents of Bioterrorism Mark P. Wilhelm, MD, FACP
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