Serious Epidemic Viral Pneumonias Daniel H. Libraty There are a number of established, emerging, and reemerging viruses that can lead to severe respiratory illness in immunocompetent individuals. The etiologic agents…
Tuberculosis Robert W. Belknap Randall R. Reves Epidemiology Tuberculosis (TB) continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2007, there were an estimated 9.27 million new cases, 13.7 million…
Infectious Complications of Drug Abuse Afroza Liton William L. Marshall Drug abuse, the deliberate taking of an unprescribed drug dose or illicit substance, is a pervasive problem in our society…
Intensive Care of Patients with HIV Infection Sarah H. Cheeseman Mark J. Rosen At the start of the pandemic in the 1980s, AIDS was considered to be rapidly fatal in…
Acute Infection in the Immunocompromised Host Jennifer S. Daly Robert W. Finberg Advances in the management of neoplastic diseases, transplant immunology, and the therapy of autoimmune diseases have resulted in…
Urinary Tract Infections Steven M. Opal Urinary tract infection (UTI) remains a common nosocomially acquired infection, accounting for approximately 25% to 40% of all infectious complications in hospitalized patients [1,2,3,4,5]….
Life-Threatening Community-Acquired Infections: Toxic Shock Syndrome, Overwhelming Postsplenectomy Infection, Meningococcemia, Malaria, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Others Mary T. Bessesen This chapter covers several infections of low incidence and high…
Infections Associated with Vascular Catheters Suzanne F. Bradley Carol A. Kauffman Medical technology has led to the creation of a variety of indwelling vascular catheters that have greatly improved our…
