Assays for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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
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…
Control of Nosocomial Infections
Control of Nosocomial Infections Mark W. Kline The goals and methods of infection control in hospitalized children are no different, in theory, from those in hospitalized adults. In practice, however,…
Rickettsial Diseases
Rickettsial Diseases Ralph D. Feigin Anthony M. Hlavacek The rickettsial diseases are caused by microorganisms that have characteristics common to both bacteria and viruses. Rickettsiae depend on the intracellular milieu…
Chlamydial Infections
Chlamydial Infections Margaret R. Hammerschlag Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that are ubiquitous in nature. Members of the genus possess both DNA and RNA, divide by binary fission, contain their…
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections W. Paul Glezen Mycoplasmas are classified as bacteria, but they are unique because they lack a rigid cell wall. For this reason, their morphology depends on…
Osteoarthritis of the Spine
Osteoarthritis of the Spine Sanford E. Emery Vytautas M. Ringus Cervical Spine Pathoanatomy Osteoarthritis (OA) of the cervical spine is primarily a result of aging changes related to disk degeneration.1,2…
New Frontiers in Surgery of Osteoarthritis
New Frontiers in Surgery of Osteoarthritis Tom Minas Andreas H. Gomoll Introduction Since Hunter’s famous statement over 250 years ago describing cartilage as a “troublesome thing and once destroyed, it…
Lower Extremity Considerations: Foot and Ankle
Lower Extremity Considerations: Foot and Ankle James Michelson Overview of Osteoarthritis in the Foot and Ankle Normal Biomechanics The entire complex of the foot and ankle encompasses 30 bones having…
Lower Extremity Considerations: Knee
Lower Extremity Considerations: Knee Brian J. Cole Richard Berger Victor M. Goldberg Aaron Rosenberg Osteoarthritis of the Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a disease with profound physical and…
