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Infectious Diseases

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Infections: Bacterial Infections, General | Specific Bacterial Infections: A-H, I-Q, R-Z | Fungal Infections (Mycoses) | Parasitic Infections | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Viral Infections, General | Specific Viral Infections: A-L, M-Z | Zoonotic Diseases

Other Topics: General Information | Healthcare-Associated Infections | Immunization/Vaccination | Travelers' Health


Specific Bacterlal Infections ( I - Q )

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Impetigo
See Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Bacterial Skin Infections


Klebsiella Infections
Klebsiella Infections:eMedicine


Legionnaire's Disease
Legionnaire's Disease, see Respiratory System, Respiratory Infections


Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Leptospirosis:CDC
Travelers' Health: Leptospirosis:CDC


Listeria Infections
Listeria:FDA
Listeria and Food Poisoning: Center for Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction
Listeriosis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Listeriosis:CDC
Listeria Infections:MedlinePlus


Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease: A Patient's Guide:American College of Physicians
Lyme Disease:NIAID
Lyme Disease:Johns Hopkins Arthritis
Lyme Disease Symptoms and Diagnosis:UpToDate Patient Information
Lyme Disease Treatment and Prevention:UpToDate Patient Information
Neurological Complications Of Lyme Disease:NINDS
Learn About Lyme Disease:CDC
Travelers' Health: Lyme Disease:CDC
Lyme Disease:MedlinePlus


Meningitis, Bacterial
See Nervous System and Brain, Central Nervous System Infections


Mycobacteria
General Information
Mycobacteria:Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Mycobacterial Infections, Atypical:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria:National Jewish Medical & Research Center
Mycobacterium Abscessus
About Mycobacterium Abscessus:CDC
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Hot Tub Lung:Mayo Clinic
Mycobacterium Avium complex (MAC):AIDS InfoNet
You Can Prevent MAC Disease:CDC
Mycobacterium avium Complex:CDC
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Are Footbaths at Nail Salons Harboring Infections?:Metrowest Medical Center
Mycobacterium fortuitum: The Ugly Secret of Pedicures:University of Wisconsin-Madison
Other Mycobacteria
Mycobacterium leprae, see Hansen's Disease
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, see Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium ulcerans, see Buruli Ulcer


Necrotizing Infections
Necrotizing Enterocolitis:Nemours Foundation
Necrotizing (Malignant) External Otitis:American Academy of Family Physicians
Necrotizing Fasciitis, see Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections:American Academy of Family Physicians


Nocardiosis
Nocardiosis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Nocardiosis:CDC


Paratyphoid Fever
Paratyphoid Fever:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine


Parrot Fever (Psittacosis)
Parrot Fever:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Psittacosis:CDC


Paronychia
See Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Nail Diseases


Pasturella Infections
See Accidents, Poisons and Violence, Animal Bites


Plague
Plague:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Plague:NIAID
Plague:CDC
Travelers' Health: Plague:CDC
Plague:MedlinePlus
See also Emergency Preparedness, Man-Made Disasters, Plague


Pneumococcal Infections
Pneumococcal Diseases:JAMA
Pneumococcal Vaccination:CDC
Facts About Pneumococcal Disease for Adults:NFID [PDF]
Pneumococcal Meningitis, see Nervous System and Brain, Central Nervous System Infections
Pneumococcal Pneumonia, see Respiratory System, Respiratory Infections
Pneumococcal Vaccine Publications (for Adults):CDC
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23):CDC [PDF]
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine:CDC [PDF]


Pneumonia
See Respiratory System, Respiratory Infections


Proteus Infections
Proteus Infections:eMedicine


Pseudomonas Infections
Pseudomonas Infections:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
"Hot Tub Rash" – Pseudomonas Dermatitis / Folliculitis:CDC


Q Fever
Q Fever:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Q Fever:CDC


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