Contents
Contributors PrefaceForeword
I. OVERVIEW OF INFECTIONS IN THE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST
1. Overview of Infections in the Immunocompromised HostLesia K. Dropulic and Howard M. Lederman
II. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS: APPROACHES, INTERPRETATIONS, AND LIMITATIONS INFECTIONS BY SPECIFIC ETIOLOGIC AGENTS
2. Human Immunodeficiency VirusWendy S. Armstrong, Jeannette Guarner, Colleen S. Kraft, and Angela M. Caliendo
3. Chronic Hepatitis B, C, and DBryan R. Cobb and Alexandra Valsamakis
4. CytomegalovirusM. Veronica Dioverti and Raymund R. Razonable
5. Epstein-Barr VirusAndrew Nowalk and Michael Green
6. Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster VirusMyron J. Levin, Adriana Weinberg, and D. Scott Schmid
7. Human Herpesviruses 6A, 6B and 7Henri Agut, Pascale Bonnafous, and Agnès Gautheret-Dejean
8. Human PapillomavirusEileen M. Burd and Christina L. Dean
9. PolyomavirusesLinda Cook
10. AdenovirusMichael G. Ison and Randall T. Hayden
11. Respiratory RNA VirusesRichard L. Hodinka
12. Enteroviruses and ParechovirusesJames J. Dunn
13. Parvovirus B19Marie Louise Landry
14. Filamentous FungiMargaret V. Powers-Fletcher, Brian A. Kendall, Allen T. Griffin, and Kimberly E. Hanson
15. YeastsSean X. Zhang and Nathan P. Wiederhold
16. MycobacteriaPatricia J. Simner, Gail L. Woods, and Nancy L. Wengenack
17. Aerobic Actinomycetes of Clinical SignificanceA. Brian Mochon, Den Sussland, and Michael A. Saubolle
18. ParasitesElitza S. Theel and Bobbi S. Pritt
19. Selected Topics in Aerobic BacteriologyGeraldine Hall and Karen C. Carroll
20. Selected Topics in Anaerobic BacteriologyDeirdre L. Church
III. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS: APPROACHES, INTERPRETATIONS AND LIMITATIONS INFECTIONS OF SPECIFIC ORGAN SYSTEMS
21. Lower Respiratory Tract InfectionsKaren C. Carroll and La'Tonzia L. Adams
22. Genitourinary Tract InfectionsOdaliz Abreu Lanfranco and George J. Alangaden
23. Gastrointestinal InfectionsKevin Alby and Irving Nachamkin
24. Central Nervous System InfectionsAndrea J. Zimmer, Victoria E. Burke, and Karen C. Bloch
25. Bloodstream InfectionsDonna M. Wolk, Raquel M. Martinez, and Diana R. Hernandez
26. Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionsAnne Spichler Moffarah, Mayar Al Mohajer, Bonnie L. Hurwitz, and David G. Armstrong
IV. SPECIAL TOPICS
27. Prosthetic Device InfectionsRaquel M. Martinez, Thomas R. Bowen, and Michael A. Foltzer
28. Hospital-Associated InfectionsEsther Babady
29. Surgical Pathologic DiagnosisMary K. Klassen-Fischer and Ronald C. Neafie
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