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Part I Basic Principles in the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diseases
Section A. Microbial Pathogenesis
1. A Molecular Perspective of Microbial Pathogenicity
2. Microbiome of Local Sites and their Unique Biology
3. Prebiotics, Probiotics and Synbiotics
Section B. Host Defense Mechanisms
Including
5. Adaptive Immunity: Antibodies and Immunodeficiencies
6. Mucosal Immunity
7. Granulocytic Phagocytes and Deficiency States
8. Complement and Deficiencies
9. Human Genetics and Infection
10. Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection
11. Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Immunodeficiency and Other Host Defense Defects
Section C. Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
12. Epidemiologic Principles
13. Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease Threat
14. Bioterrorism: An Overview
Section D. Clinical Microbiology
15. The Clinician and the Microbiology Laboratory
Section E. Anti-Infective Therapy
16. Principles of Anti-infective Therapy
17. Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
18. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anti-infective Agents
19. Penicillins
20. Cephalosporins
21. Other ß-Lactam Antibiotics
22. Antibiotic Allergy
23. Fusidic Acid
24. Aminoglycosides
25. Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol
26. Rifamycins
27. Metronidazole
28. Macrolides, Clindamycin, and Ketolides
29. Glycopeptides (Vancomycin and Teicoplanin), Streptogramins (Quinupristin-Dalfopristin), and Lipopeptides (Daptomycin)
30. Polymyxins (Polymyxin B and Colistin)
31. Oxazolidinones
32. Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim
33. Quinolones
34. Unique Antibacterial Agents
35. Urinary Tract Agents: Nitrofurantoin and Methenamine
36. Topical Antibacterials
37. Antimycobacterial Agents
38. Drugs Active Against Fungi, Pneumocystis and Microsporidia
39. Drugs for Malaria
40. Drugs for Parasites Other Than Malaria
41. Drugs for Helminths
42. Antiviral Drugs General Principles
43. Antivirals Against Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
44. Antivirals Against Herpes Viruses
45. Antivirals Against Hepatitis Viruses
46. Other Antiviral Drugs
47. Immunomodulators
48. Hyperbaric Oxygen
49. Complementary and Alternative Medicines for Infectious Diseases
50. Antimicrobial Management: Cost and Resistance
51. Interpretation of Clinical Trials of Antimicrobial Agents
52. Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
53. Tables of Antimicrobial Agent Pharmacology
Part II Major Clinical Syndromes
Section A. Fever
54. Temperature Regulation and the Pathogenesis of Fever
55. Fever of Unknown Origin
56. The Acutely Ill Patient with Fever and Rash
Section B. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
57. The Common Cold
58. Pharyngitis
59. Acute Laryngitis
60. Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)
61. Otitis Externa, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis
62. Sinusitis
63. Epiglottitis
64. Infections of the Oral Cavity, Neck, and Head
Section C. Pleuropulmonary and Bronchial Infections
65. Acute Bronchitis
66. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Bronchitis, and Acute Exacerbations
67. Bronchiolitis
68. Acute Pneumonia
69. Empyema and Pleural Effusion
70. Lung Abscess
71. Chronic Pneumonia
72. Cystic Fibrosis
Section D. Urinary Tract Infections
73. Urinary Tract Infections
Section E. Sepsis
74. Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock
Section F. Intra-Abdominal Infection
75. Peritonitis and Intraperitoneal Abscesses
76. Infections of the Liver and Biliary System
77. Pancreatic Infections
78. Splenic Abscess
79. Appendicitis
80. Diverticulitis and Typhlitis
Section G. Cardiovascular Infections
81. Endocarditis and Intravascular Infections
82. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
83. Infections of Non-Valvular Cardiovascular Devices
84. Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis
85. Myocarditis and P