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Created by faculty and fellows from the Infectious Diseases Division of Internal Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, this volume in the Washington Manual Subspecialty Consult Series is designed to provide quick access to the essential information needed to evaluate a patient on a subspecialty consult service. Inside you’ll find easy-to-follow guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases likely to be seen by medical house officers and hospitalists. This quick reference features a revised outline format that presents information in a logical and readily accessible style. Updated content has been added to reflect advancing technologies and therapeutics. Two-color design highlights and aids retention of essential material. Bulleted lists of common problems let users review salient points at a glance. Salient Features Revised outline format presents information in a logical and readily accessible style Updated content has been added to reflect advancing technologies and therapeutics Two-color design highlights and aids retention of essential material Bulleted lists of common problems let users review salient points at a glance About the Author Nigar Kirmani MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Keith F. Woeltje MD PhD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Table of Contents 1. Approach to the Infectious Disease Consultation 2. The Acute Febrile Patient and Sepsis 3. Fever of Unknown Origin 4. Bacteremia and Infections of the Cardiovascular Systems 5. Respiratory Infections 6. Infections of the Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Tract 7. Urinary Tract Infections 8. Infections of the Bone and Joint 9. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 10. Central Nervous System Infections 11. Sexually Transmitted Infections 12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 13. Opportunistic Infections Associated with HIV 14. Infection in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Hosts 15. Endemic Mycoses 16. Zoonotic Infections and Ectoparasites 17. Protozoal Infection 18. Helminthic Infections 19. Infection Prevention 20. Antimicrobial Agents