Musculoskeletal Key

Relapsing Fever Barbara W. Stechenberg Relapsing fever is a vector-borne, spirochetal infection characterized by recurring febrile episodes of a remitting nature. It is caused by several species of Borrelia. Borrelia…

Bartonellosis Barbara W. Stechenberg Bartonellosis is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, which produces two illnesses that are distinctive clinically and temporally: Oroya fever, a disease characterized by severe, febrile, hemolytic anemia,…

Anaerobic Infections Itzhak Brook Lisa M. Dunkle Diseases caused by anaerobic bacteria or intoxication have been known since the time of Hippocrates, when tetanus first was described. The existence of…

Nocardiosis Jeffrey R. Starke Nocardiosis is a localized or disseminated infection caused by an aerobic actinomycete. It was described first in humans in 1890, 2 years after an aerobic actinomycete…

Actinomycosis Jeffrey R. Starke Actinomycosis, a rare infection in children, is marked by chronic granulomatous or suppurative inflammation and formation of external sinus tracts. Another hallmark of this infection is…

Aeromonas Ralph D. Feigin Aeromonas species cause opportunistic infections and are identified increasingly as pathogens in healthy persons. Aeromonas organisms are found as normal flora in nonfecal sewage and can…

Cardiovascular Aspects of Kawasaki Disease Junichiro Fukushige Kawasaki disease, Kawasaki syndrome, or infantile acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is the clinical entity of an acute febrile syndrome of unknown…

Kawasaki Disease Ralph D. Feigin Frank Cecchin Scott D. Wissman Kawasaki disease is an acute, febrile, multisystem syndrome of unknown etiology that predominantly afflicts children younger than 5 years. The…

Assays for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases James A. Wilde Robert H. Yolken Establishing the accurate diagnosis of an infectious disease is a crucial initial step in the proper management…

Diagnostic Microbiology for Pediatric Infections James Versalovic Since the late nineteenth century, diagnostic microbiology has contributed to our understanding of infectious agents, their relevance to human pathology, and the practice…