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Ch. 1 Establishment of Infectious Diseases 3
Ch. 2 The Microbe 9
Ch. 3 Host Defense 18
Ch. 4 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 35
Ch. 5 Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles in Antibiotic Usage 48
Ch. 6 Beta-Lactam Antibiotics 59
Pt. 1 Penicillins and Cephalosporins 59
Pt. 2 Monobactams 72
Pt. 3 Carbapenems 74
Ch. 7 Aminoglycosides 77
Ch. 8 Vancomycin 85
Ch. 9 Quinolones 92
Ch. 10 Macrolides 100
Ch. 11 Miscellaneous Antibacterial Agents 109
Pt. 1 Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole 109
Pt. 2 The Tetracyclines 111
Pt. 3 Chloramphenicol 113
Pt. 4 Clindamycin 115
Pt. 5 Metronidazole 118
Ch. 12 Antimycobacterial Agents 120
Ch. 13 Antifungal Agents 129
Ch. 14 Antiviral Agents 136
Ch. 15 Streptococcus pyogenes 145
Ch. 16 Streptococci Including S. pneumoniae 152
Ch. 17 Enterococci 158
Ch. 18 Staphylococcus aureus 162
Ch. 19 Haemophilus influenzae 166
Ch. 20 Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis 171
Ch. 21 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli 176
Ch. 22 Oropharyngeal Anaerobes 193
Ch. 23 Mycobacterial Diseases: Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Other Mycobacterial Infections 201
Ch. 24 Nocardia 218
Ch. 25 Aspergillus 221
Ch. 26 Mucormycosis 225
Ch. 27 Coccidioidomycosis 229
Ch. 28 Candida 239
Ch. 29 Dimorphic and Miscellaneous Fungi 242
Ch. 30 Viruses 255
Ch. 31 Mycoplasma pneumoniae 263
Ch. 32 Chlamydia 267
Ch. 33 Otitis Media 273
Ch. 34 Mastoiditis 292
Ch. 35 External Otitis 301
Ch. 36 Necrotizing (Malignant) External Otitis 314
Ch. 37 Imaging the Paranasal Sinuses 321
Ch. 38 Management of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in Children 333
Ch. 39 Management of Acute Sinusitis in Adults 341
Ch. 40 Chronic Sinusitis 350
Ch. 41 Special Problems in Sinusitis 361
Ch. 42 Complications of Sinusitis 364
Ch. 43 Fungal Sinusitis 375
Ch. 44 Laryngotracheobronchitis 389
Ch. 45 Supraglottitis 396
Ch. 46 Group A Beta-hemolytic Steptococcal Tonsillopharyngitis 406
Ch. 47 Tonsillitis 422
Ch. 48 Peritonsillar Abscess 435
Ch. 49 Whooping Cough (Pertussis) 444
Ch. 50 Diphtheria 453
Ch. 51 The Common Cold 459
Ch. 52 Dacryocystitis 466
Ch. 53 Sialadenitis 471
Ch. 54 Orofacial Infections 481
Ch. 55 Odontogenic Infections 489
Ch. 56 Deep Neck Space Infections 500
Ch. 57 Cervical Lymphadenitis 510
Ch. 58 Thyroid Infections 521
Ch. 59 Lyme Disease 533
Ch. 60 Actinomycosis 543
Ch. 61 Nosocomial Pneumonia 553
Ch. 62 Management of Postoperative Head and Neck Wound Infections 563
Ch. 63 Nosocomial Diarrhea 566
Ch. 64 AIDS in Otolaryngology 571
Ch. 65 Postoperative Meningitis 583
Ch. 66 Principles of Antibiotic Prophylaxis 589
Ch. 67 Prophylaxis for Contaminated Head and Neck and Cranial Base Surgery 594
Ch. 68 Prophylaxis for Sinonasal Surgery 599
Ch. 69 Prophylaxis for Bacterial Endocarditis 604
Ch. 70 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Otology and Neurotology 608
Ch. 71 Prophylaxis for Oral Surgery and Fractures of the Facial Skeleton 619
Index 623