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| Basic Principles in the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Microbial Virulence Factors | |
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| A Molecular Perspective of Microbial Pathogenicity | |
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| Microbial Adherence | |
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| Toxins | |
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| Host Defense Mechanisms | |
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| Innate (General or Nonspecific) Host Defense Mechanisms | |
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| Human Genetics and Infection | |
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| Antibodies | |
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| Complement | |
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| Granulocytic Phagocytes | |
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| Cell-Mediated Defense against Infection | |
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| Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection | |
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| Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Immunodeficiency | |
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| Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Epidemiologic Principles | |
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| Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease Threats | |
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| Hospital Preparedness for Emerging and Highly Contagious Infections Diseases: Getting Ready for SARS or Whatever Comes Next | |
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| The Clinician and the Microbiology Laboratory | |
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| Anti-Infective Therapy | |
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| Principles of Anti-infective Therapy | |
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| Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria | |
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| Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anti-infective Agents | |
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| Penicillins | |
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| Cephalosporins | |
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| Other b-Lactam Antibiotics | |
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| b-Lactam Allergy | |
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| Fusidic Acid | |
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| Aminoglycosides | |
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| Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol | |
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| Rifamycins | |
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| Metronidazole | |
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| Macrolides, Clindamycin, and Ketolides | |
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| Glycopeptides (Vancomycin and Teicoplanin), Streptogramins (Quinupristin-Dalfopristin), and Lipopeptides (Daptomycin) | |
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| Polymyxins (Polymixin B and Colistin) | |
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| Oxazolidinones | |
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| Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim | |
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| Quinolones | |
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| Urinary Tract Agents: Nitrofurantoin and Methenamine | |
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| Topical Antibacterials | |
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| Antimycobacterial Agents | |
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| Systemic Antifungal Agents | |
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| Antiviral Drugs (Other Than Antiretrovirals) | |
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| Immunomodulators | |
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| Hyperbaric Oxygen | |
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| Agents Active against Parasites and Pneumocystis | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Medicines for Infectious Diseases | |
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| Antimicrobial Management and Cost Containment | |
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| Interpretating the Results of Clinical Trials on Antimicrobial Agents | |
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| Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy | |
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| Tables of Antimicrobial Agent Pharmacology | |
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| Major Clinical Syndromes | |
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| Fever | |
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| Temperature Regulation and the Pathogenesis of Fever | |
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| Fever of Unknown Origin | |
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| The Acutely Ill Patient with Fever and Rash | |
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| Upper Respiratory Tract Infections | |
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| The Common Cold | |
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| Pharyngitis | |
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| Acute Laryngitis | |
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| Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup) | |
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| Otitis Externa, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis | |
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| Sinusitis | |
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| Epiglottitis | |
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| Infections of the Oral Cavity, Neck, and Head | |
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| Pleuropulmonary and Bronchial Infections | |
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| Acute Bronchitis | |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Bronchitis, and Acute Exacerbations | |
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| Bronchiolitis | |
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| Acute Pneumonia | |
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| Pleural Effusion and Empyema | |
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| Lung Abscess | |
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| Chronic Pneumonia | |
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| Cystic Fibrosis | |
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| Urinary Tract Infection | |
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| Urinary Tract Infections | |
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| Sepsis | |
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| Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock | |
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| Interabdominal Infection | |
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| Peritonitis and Intraperitoneal Abscesses | |
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| Infections of the Liver and Biliary System | |
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| Pancreatic Infections | |
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| Splenic Abscess | |
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| Appendicitis | |
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| Diverticulitis and Typhlitis | |
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| Cardiovascular Infections | |
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| Endocarditis and Intravascular Infections | |
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| Infections of Prosthetic Valves and Other Cardiovascular Devices | |
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| Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis | |
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| Myocarditis and Pericarditis | |
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| Mediastinitis | |
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| Central Nervous System Infections | |
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| Approach to the Patient with Central Nervous System Infection | |
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| Acute Meningitis | |
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| Cerebrospi | |