Powassan encephalitis and Colorado tick fever.

abstract：:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the lethal end stage of a sexually transmitted disease caused by a virus that is producing the major epidemic of our century. In this article we describe the history and epidemiology of AIDS and the disease states associated with infection with the human immunodeficiency vi...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Wood RW,Collier A

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus, and HIV has been documented. The risk for occupationally transmitted infection varies for these three viruses. Despite effective pre- and postexposure prophylaxis for HBV and recent recommendations for postexposure chemoprophylaxis after an HIV e...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cardo DM,Bell DM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most patients with suspected CAP respond to empiric therapy,a small number of patients do not respond in the expected fashion. Age and underlying comorbid conditions have a strong influence on the course of illness. Less common causes of treatment failures include overwhelming infection, antimicrobial resista...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Tan JS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the ICU, fever can be expected to accompany an extensive number of conditions of both infectious and noninfectious etiologies. It is crucial to identify the precise cause of fever, because certain conditions in either category may be life-threatening, whereas others require no treatment at all. It is important to r...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cunha BA,Shea KW

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with HIV is a problem of growing magnitude among women and children in the United States. During 1991, AIDS will be among the five leading causes of death for women of childbearing age. Over 80% of children with HIV have acquired the infection vertically, and AIDS is now a leading cause of death of children ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Kline MW,Shearer WT

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The returning traveler with fever presents a diagnostic challenge for the health care provider. When evaluating such a patient, the highest priority should be given to diseases that are potentially fatal or may represent public health threats. A good history is paramount and needs to include destination, time and dura...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Speil C,Mushtaq A,Adamski A,Khardori N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter is now known to be a major cause of gastrointestinal illness throughout the world. There are seven species known to be associated with enteritis, and it is likely that more will be described. Campylobacter jejuni is responsible for more than 95 per cent of the cases of diarrhea due to Campylobacter. Cont...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cornick NA,Gorbach SL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on the use of immunoglobulin variable regions, including Id, anti-Id, anticlonotypes, and Id engineering as putative vaccines and vaccine strategies for infectious diseases; and specific discussion of Id systems involving antigenic determinants associated with potentially pathogenic organisms. ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Hefty PS,Kennedy RC

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although infective endocarditis is certainly not the most common infection seen in injecting drug users, it is the infection that clinicians most commonly think of when they consider infectious complications of injected drug use. The microbiology of infective endocarditis in injection drug users has remained relativel...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Brown PD,Levine DP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of therapy for gram-negative bacillary bacteremia, the amelioration of the underlying conditions, the correction of predisposing factors, the drainage of abscesses, the removal of infected foreign bodies, and adequate supportive care are also of paramount importance for curi...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Calandra T,Cometta A

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections accompanying severe pancreatitis are secondary and of three types: infected pancreatic necrosis, infected pseudocyst (including peripancreatic fluid collection), and pancreatic abscess. The first is an earlier, more morbid process, with antibiotics supportive and surgical debridement necessary. The latter t...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Traverso LW

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penicillins continue to be important antibiotics for the treatment and prophylaxis of many infectious diseases. The emergence of resistant microorganism has led to the development of newer penicillin compounds that have extended spectrums of antimicrobial activity. Beta-lactamase production by many pathogenic bact...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Bush LM,Calmon J,Johnson CC

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are DNA viruses and are members of the Herpesviridae family. Morphologically, CMV resembles other herpes viruses, particularly herpes simplex viruses, with important cytopathic differences. CMVs are recognized pathogens that cause community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in compromised hosts, such a...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cunha BA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HTLV-1 infection is endemic in several Latin American countries. HTLV-1-associated myelophathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma (ATLL) are emerging diseases in the region. Documented risk factors for acquiring the virus include breast-feeding, contaminated blood transfusion, an...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Gotuzzo E,Arango C,de Queiroz-Campos A,Istúriz RE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of the mechanism of action, dosing, clinical indications, and toxicities of the glycopeptide vancomycin is provided. Emerging gram-positive bacterial resistance to antimicrobials and its mechanisms are reviewed. Strategies to control emergence of resistance are proposed. Newer antimicrobial agents with act...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Lundstrom TS,Sobel JD

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hematologic malignancy or those who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation experience variable degrees of immunosuppression, dependent on underlying disease, therapy received, time since transplant, and complications, such as graft-versus-host disease. Vaccination is an important strategy to mit...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Kamboj M,Shah MK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary tract undergoes profound physiologic and anatomic changes during pregnancy that facilitate the development of symptomatic urinary tract infections in women with bacteriuria. While the adverse effects of asymptomatic bacteriuria on maternal and fetal health continue to be debated, it is clear that asymptoma...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Patterson TF,Andriole VT

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV testing and incidence are stable, but trends for certain populations are concerning. Primary prevention must be reinvigorated and target vulnerable populations. Science and policy have progressed to improve the accuracy, speed, privacy, and affordability of HIV testing. More potent and much better tolerated HIV tr...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Rodriguez CV,Horberg MA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of characteristic clinical, serologic, and immunologic responses to primary HIV infection has contributed greatly to our understanding of the natural history of HIV infection. Subjects usually present with a mononucleosis-like illness and during the period of primary infection there is a characteris...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Tindall B,Cooper DA,Donovan B,Penny R

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the past several years, the decision to employ outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is driven by adequacy of insurance, availability of appropriate resources within the community, and the clinical stability of the patient. Current dogma is that virtually any diagnosed disease can be treated outside t...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Brown RB

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bacteremia and endocarditis. Over the past several years, the frequency of S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) has increased dramatically. This increasing frequency, coupled with increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, has renewed interest in this serious, common infection. S. aur...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Petti CA,Fowler VG Jr

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioides, a fungus, is endemic to specific parts of the Western Hemisphere. This article examines the prevalence, pathogenesis and host defense, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of coccidioidomycosis. ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Chiller TM,Galgiani JN,Stevens DA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes that occur in the pharmacology of drugs in the elderly must be considered in the use of antimicrobial agents. Although absorption of orally administered drugs is not affected in a significant way, renal function decreases, drug-drug interactions increase, compliance with regimens may be decreased, and drug tox...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Stalam M,Kaye D

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious complications remain a major source of morbidity and mortality for patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis. The majority of these complications are related to dialysis access devices, and as such represent a potentially modifiable risk factor. This article reviews the important infectious complica...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Bagdasarian N,Heung M,Malani PN

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in donor selection, testing of donors for markers of infection, and viral inactivation of plasma-derived products have helped reduce the risk of transfusion-associated infections, including hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). The potential for transmission of em...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Chamberland M,Khabbaz RF

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water serves as a major reservoir for the environmental mycobacteria. Many cases of cutaneous mycobacterial disease result from water exposure. The current theory of the pathogenesis of M. avium complex lung disease involves inhalation of organisms aerosolized from surface water. Disseminated M. avium disease in AIDS ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Wallace RJ Jr

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of the epidemic, extensive research has been conducted in the field of HIV infection. Original research and subsequent meta-analyses have contributed to a better understanding of the disease. Epidemiologic research has shown, for example, that male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male tr...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Vergidis PI,Falagas ME,Hamer DH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis. In older adults, it is responsible for an estimated 3.7 million illnesses; 320,000 outpatient visits; 69,000 emergency department visits; 39,000 hospitalizations; and 960 deaths annually in the United States. Older adults are particularly at risk for severe outc...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cardemil CV,Parashar UD,Hall AJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of species that comprise the family of Bartonellaceae, genus Bartonella, has recently increased from one to 11 species, five of which have been associated with different diseases and syndromes in humans. The rapidly growing number of human pathogens has led several investigators to regard bartonellosis and ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Maguiña C,Gotuzzo E

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic shock is a common life-threatening problem, usually presenting with fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, and often a source of infection. The cardiac index is increased, with a decreased systemic vascular resistance, and a reversibly decreased ejection fraction with an increased end diastolic volume. The myocardial d...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Toney JF,Parker MM

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00