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- CNS Infections
- Fungal Infections
- Gastrointestinal Tract and Intra-abdominal Infections
- Genitourinary Tract Infections
- HEENT Infections
- HIV
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Mycobacterial Infections
- Parasitic Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
- Special Topics
- Viral Infections
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Bacterial Infections
- Acinetobacter
- Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
- Actinomycosis
- Anthrax
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Bacterial Endophthalmitis
- Bacterial Keratitis
- Bacterial Sepsis
- Bacteroides Infection
- Bartonellosis (Bartonella Infection)
- Botulism
- Brucellosis
- Burkholderia
- Campylobacter Infections
- Cardiobacterium
- Cat Scratch Disease (Cat Scratch Fever)
- CBRNE - Botulism
- CBRNE - Glanders and Melioidosis
- CBRNE - Plague
- CBRNE - Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
- Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
- Corynebacterium Infections
- Diphtheria
- Ehrlichiosis
- Elizabethkingia Infections
- Enterobacter Infections
- Enterococcal Infections
- Escherichia coli (E coli) Infections
- Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Infections
- Group D Streptococcus (GDS) Infections (Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus gallolyticus)
- HACEK Group Infections
- Haemophilus Influenzae Infections
- Klebsiella Infections
- Leptospirosis
- Listeria Monocytogenes
- Lyme Disease
- Meningococcemia
- Moraxella catarrhalis Infection
- Morganella Infections
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in Sepsis
- Mycoplasma Infections (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)
- Nocardiosis
- Pasteurella Multocida Infection
- Peptostreptococcus Infection
- Plague
- Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- Propionibacterium Infections
- Proteus Infections
- Providencia Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
- Pseudotuberculosis (Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infection)
- Q Fever
- Relapsing Fever
- Relapsing Fever in Emergency Medicine
- Rhodococcus equi
- Rickettsialpox
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
- Serratia
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Trachoma
- Trench Fever
- Treponematosis (Endemic Syphilis, Yaws, and Pinta)
- Typhoid Fever
- Typhus
- Vibrio Infections
- Yersinia Enterocolitica
Bone and Joint Infections
- Arthritis as a Manifestation of Systemic Disease
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Nongonococcal Infectious Arthritis
- Osteomyelitis in Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Septic Arthritis Surgery
- Pott Disease
- Septic Arthritis
- Septic Arthritis of Native Joints Empiric Therapy
- Septic Arthritis of Native Joints Organism-Specific Therapy
- Septic Arthritis of Prosthetic Joints Empiric Therapy
- Septic Arthritis of Prosthetic Joints Organism-Specific Therapy
- Takayasu Arteritis
- Viral Arthritis
CNS Infections
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- Bacterial Meningitis Empiric Therapy
- Bacterial Meningitis Organism-Specific Therapy
- Brain Abscess
- California Encephalitis
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
- CNS Whipple Disease
- Common Organisms by Patient Population in Bacterial Meningitis
- Cysticercosis
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
- Haemophilus Meningitis
- Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
- Infectious Myositis
- Intracranial Epidural Abscess
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Naegleria Infection and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)
- Neonatal Meningitis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Neuroimaging in Neurocysticercosis
- Neurological Sequelae of Infectious Endocarditis
- Prion-Related Diseases
- Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
- Skull Base, Petrous Apex, Infection
- Spinal Epidural Abscess
- Spinal Infections
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- Staphylococcal Meningitis
- Subdural Empyema
- Tetanus
- Tropical Myeloneuropathies
- Tuberculous Meningitis
- Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- Viral Encephalitis
- Viral Meningitis
- West Nile Encephalitis
- Western Equine Encephalitis
Fungal Infections
- Aspergillosis
- Blastomycosis
- Candidiasis
- Candidiasis Empiric Therapy
- Candidiasis Organism-Specific Therapy
- Chromoblastomycosis
- Coccidioidomycosis and Valley Fever
- Cryptococcosis
- Cutaneous Cryptococcus
- Fungal Endophthalmitis
- Fungal Keratitis
- Fungal Sinusitis
- Histoplasmosis
- Majocchi Granuloma
- Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis)
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP)
- Sporotrichosis
- Trichosporon Infections
- Zygomycosis
Gastrointestinal Tract and Intra-abdominal Infections
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Amebic Hepatic Abscesses
- Bacterial Gastroenteritis
- Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome
- Cholangitis
- Clostridium Difficile Colitis
- Cyclospora Infection (Cyclosporiasis)
- Diverticulitis
- Giardiasis
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Pancreatic Necrosis and Pancreatic Abscess
- Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis
- Salmonella Infection in Emergency Medicine
- Salmonella Infection (Salmonellosis)
- Shigellosis
- Small Intestinal Diverticulosis
- Strongyloidiasis
- Viral Gastroenteritis
- Yellow Fever
Genitourinary Tract Infections
- Catheter-Related Urinary Tract Infection
- Cervicitis
- Chronic Pelvic Pain in Men
- Cystitis Empiric Therapy
- Nonbacterial Prostatitis
- Papillary Necrosis
- Pathophysiology of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Perinephric Abscess
- Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections
- Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Women
- Pyonephrosis
- Renal Corticomedullary Abscess
- Trigonitis
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Cystitis (Bladder Infection) in Females
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Males
- Urinary Tract Infection Organism-Specific Therapy
- Urinary Tract Infections in Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy
- Urinary Tract Infections in Spinal Cord Injury
- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
HEENT Infections
- Acute Rhinosinusitis Empiric Therapy
- Acute Rhinosinusitis Organism-Specific Therapy
- Acute Sinusitis
- Bacterial Pharyngitis
- CBRNE - T-2 Mycotoxins
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis Empiric Therapy
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis Organism-Specific Therapy
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Herpangina
- Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis
- Rhinosporidiosis
- Viral Pharyngitis
HIV
- Acute and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in HIV
- Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection
- Antiretroviral Therapy for Pregnant HIV-Infected Patients
- Antiretroviral Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Antiretroviral Therapy in Treatment-Naive Patients
- Central Nervous System Complications in HIV
- Central Nervous System Lymphoma in HIV
- CNS Cryptococcosis in HIV
- CNS Toxoplasmosis in HIV
- Common Drug Interactions with Protease Inhibitors
- Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV
- Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis in HIV
- Drug Interactions with Antiretroviral Therapy
- Early Symptomatic HIV Infection
- FDA Pregnancy Categories for Antiretroviral Therapy
- Hairy Leukoplakia
- HIV and Nutrition
- HIV Encephalopathy and AIDS Dementia Complex
- HIV Infection and AIDS
- HIV in Primary Care
- HIV Prophylaxis in Sexual Assault
- HIV-Associated Distal Painful Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy
- HIV-Associated Multiple Mononeuropathies
- HIV-Associated Nephropathy
- HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy
- Laboratory Assays in HIV Infection
- Lipodystrophy in HIV
- Neuromuscular and Myopathic Complications of HIV
- Ocular Manifestations of HIV Infection
- Pediatric HIV Infection
- Postexposure HIV Prophylaxis in Physicians and Medical Personnel
- Preexposure HIV Prophylaxis
- Preventing Opportunistic Infections in Patients With HIV
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in HIV
- Progressive Polyradiculopathy in HIV
- Rapid Testing for HIV
- Treatment Recommendations for HIV-Infected Patients With Co-infections
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Chlamydial Pneumonias
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia Empiric Therapy
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia Organism-Specific Therapy
- Fungal Pneumonia
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
- Hospital-Acquired, Health Care-Associated, and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Empiric Therapy
- Hospital-Acquired, Health Care-Associated, and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Organism-Specific Therapy
- Human Metapneumovirus
- Legionnaires Disease
- Lung Abscess
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
- Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Psittacosis (Parrot Fever)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Tularemia
- Viral Pneumonia
Mycobacterial Infections
- Miliary Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) (Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare [MAI])
- Mycobacterium Chelonae
- Mycobacterium Fortuitum
- Mycobacterium gordonae Infection
- Mycobacterium Haemophilum
- Mycobacterium Kansasii
- Mycobacterium Marinum
- Mycobacterium Xenopi
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Tuberculosis Organism-Specific Therapy
Parasitic Infections
- Acanthamoeba Infection
- African Trypanosomiasis
- Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE)
- Amebiasis
- Ascariasis
- Babesiosis
- Balantidiasis
- Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cutaneous Larva Migrans
- Diphyllobothriasis
- Dipylidiasis
- Dirofilariasis
- Echinococcosis Hydatid Cyst
- Filariasis
- Hookworm Disease
- Intestinal Flukes
- Isosporiasis
- Leishmaniasis
- Malaria
- Malaria Organism-Specific Therapy
- Microsporidiosis
- Nematode Infections
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
- Pinworm (Enterobiasis)
- Sarcosporidiosis
- Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
- Tapeworm Infestation
- Toxocariasis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmosis Organism-Specific Therapy
- Trematode Infection
- Trichinosis
- Trichomoniasis
- Tungiasis
Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
- Anetoderma
- Arcanobacterium Haemolyticum
- Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem of Childhood
- Atypical Mycobacterial Diseases
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Boutonneuse Fever
- Burn Wound Infections
- Buruli Ulcer
- Catscratch Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Empiric Therapy
- Cellulitis Organism-Specific Therapy
- Clostridial Gas Gangrene
- Cutaneous Protothecosis
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Dermatologic Manifestations of Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Dermatologic Manifestations of Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
- Dermatologic Use of Botulinum Toxin
- Ecthyma
- Ecthyma Gangrenosum
- Eosinophilic Folliculitis
- Epidural Abscess
- Epidural Infections (Spinal Epidural Abscess) and Subdural Infections (Subdural Empyema)
- Erysipelas
- Erysipeloid
- Erythrasma
- Eumycetoma (Fungal Mycetoma)
- Favus
- Felon
- Gas Gangrene (Clostridial Myonecrosis)
- Gram-Negative Folliculitis
- Gram-Negative Toe Web Infection
- Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
- Hand Infections
- Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD)
- Human Bites
- Impetigo Empiric Therapy
- Impetigo Organism-Specific Therapy
- Leprosy
- Lobomycosis
- Malakoplakia
- Malassezia (Pityrosporum) Folliculitis
- Mycetoma
- Noncandidal Fungal Infections of the Mouth
- Orf
- Pediculosis and Pthiriasis (Lice Infestation)
- Piedra
- Pinta
- Pitted Keratolysis
- Pseudomonas Folliculitis
- Pustular Psoriasis
- Pyoderma Vegetans
- Rhinoscleroma
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- Tinea Barbae
- Tinea Capitis
- Tinea Corporis
- Tinea Cruris
- Tinea in Emergency Medicine
- Tinea Nigra
- Tinea Pedis
- Tinea Versicolor
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
- Trichomycosis Axillaris
- Trichomycosis Pubis
- Wound Infection
Viral Infections
- Adenovirus
- Arenaviruses
- Avian Influenza
- Bocavirus
- Bowenoid Papulosis
- CBRNE - Smallpox
- CBRNE - Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Chickenpox
- Chikungunya Virus
- CMV Retinitis
- Coxsackieviruses
- Cutaneous Manifestations of Hepatitis C
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Organism-Specific Therapy
- Dengue
- Dermatologic Manifestations of Rubella
- Dermatologic Manifestations of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Ebola Virus Infection
- Echovirus Infection
- Emergent Management of Pediatric Patients with Fever
- Enterovirus D68
- Enteroviruses
- Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis
- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Erythema Infectiosum
- Giant Condylomata Acuminata of Buschke and Lowenstein
- H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
- Herpes B
- Herpes Simplex
- Herpes Simplex Keratitis
- Herpes Simplex Virus Empiric Therapy
- Human Cowpox Infection
- Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection
- Human Papillomavirus
- Human Papillomavirus Organism-Specific Therapy
- Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Viruses
- Influenza
- Influenza Antiviral Therapy
- Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption
- Kuru
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) Infection
- Measles Organism-Specific Therapy
- Milker's Nodules
- Monkeypox
- Norwalk Virus
- Orbivirus
- Parainfluenza Virus
- Parapoxviruses
- Pediatric Rubella in Emergency Medicine
- Pharyngoconjunctival Fever
- Picornavirus-Overview
- Poliomyelitis
- Poxviruses
- Rabies
- Reoviruses
- Rhinovirus (RV) Infection (Common Cold)
- Roseola Infantum
- Smallpox
- Thogotoviruses/Bourbon Virus
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Vaccinia
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Organism-Specific Therapy
- Varicella-Zoster (Shingles) Organism-Specific Therapy
- Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Zika Virus
Chief Editors
- John Bartlett, MD
- Michael Stuart Bronze, MD
- John L Brusch, MD, FACP
- Burke A Cunha, MD
- Pranatharthi Haran Chandrasekar, MBBS, MD
- Thomas E Herchline, MD
- Michelle R Salvaggio, MD
- Mark R Wallace, MD, FACP, FIDSA