Table of Contents

I.      Bacteria

II.     Mycobacteria

III.    Rickettsia

IV.    Miscellaneous

V.      Fungi

VI.     Viruses 

VII.   Parasites

 

 

 

Editors:

                    

Victor L. Yu,   Rainer WeberDidier Raoult

Associate Editors:

                      

John H. Rex, Robert W. Shafer, Nicholas J. White,

          

John J. Treanor, Nina Singh       

 

Managing Editor:

 

   Meena Seenivasan

 
 

First Edition (1998):

Editors: Victor L. Yu, Thomas C. Merigan, Steven L. Barriere 

          Associate Editors: Alan M. Sugar, Didier Raoult, Charles Peloquin, Michael Iseman

 

 

 [Editor Information]

 

 [Bacteria][ Mycobacteria][Rickettsia][Miscellaneous][Fungi][ Viruses][Parasites]

 

I. Bacteria   

Achromobacter (Alcaligenes) species  [Smart Search] Sally A. Roberts, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA, Selwyn D R Lang, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA

Acinetobacter species  [Smart Search] Eugenie Bergogne-Berezin, M.D.

Actinomyces species (Actinomycoses)  [Smart Search] Michael M. McNeil, M.D., MPH,  Klaus P. Schaal, M.D.

Aerococcus urinae  [Smart Search] Jens Jorgen Christensen, M.D., DMSc., Robert Skov, M.D.

Aeromonas species  [Smart Search] Wen-Chien Ko, M.D.

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans) [Smart Search] Susan L. Taylor, MBChB, FRCPA, Selwyn D.R. Lang, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA

Anaerobic Bacteria  [Smart Search] Maria Hedberg, Ph.D., Carl Erik Nord, M.D., Ph.D.

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum  [Smart Search] Juan-Ignacio Alos, Ph.D.

Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)  [Smart Search] Arthur M. Friedlander, M.D., Henry Heine, Ph.D.

Bacillus species  [Smart Search] Carmelita U. Tuazon, M.D., MPH

Bacteroides species  [Smart Search] David W. Hecht, M.D.

Bordetella pertussis (Whooping Cough) and other species  [Smart Search] Jussi Mertsola, M.D., Qiushui He, M.D.

Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease)  [Smart Search] Eugene D. Shapiro, M.D., Paul Auwaerter, M.D.

Borrelia species (Relapsing Fever)  [Smart Search] Teshale Seboxa, M.D., MSc., Daniel Fekade, M.D.

Brucella species (Brucellosis)  [Smart Search] Edward J. Young, M.D.

Burkholderia cepacia complex  [Smart Search]  David A. Pegues, M.D.

Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis ) and B. mallei (Glanders)  [Smart Search]  Nadeem Sajjad Raja, MBBS, MSc, Nicholas J. White, M.D.,  Andrew J. H. Simpson, MB, BS, FRCPath

Campylobacter species  [Smart Search] Ban Mishu Allos, M.D., Martin J. Blaser, M.D.

Capnocytophaga species  [Smart Search] Hillar Vellend, M.D.

Cardiobacterium hominis  [Smart Search] Selwyn R.Lang, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA, Arthur J. Morris, BSc, M.D., Dip ABMM, FRCPA

Cardiobacterium species [Smart Search]  Mitzi Nisbet MBChB, FRACP  and Selwyn R. Lang, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA

Chromobacterium violaceum  [Smart Search]  Dragana Drinkovic, M.D., Arthur J. Morris, BSc, M.D., Dip ABMM, FRCPA

Chryseobacterium and Myroides species [Smart Search]  M. Cecilia Di Pentima, M.D., MPH, FAAP

Citrobacter species  [Smart Search]  Shan-Chwen Chang, M.D., Ph.D.

Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) [Smart Search]  Cindy P. Dougherty, Pharm.D., Ryan Fagan, M.D., MPH&TM, Nicole Watts, Pharm.D.

Clostridium difficile [Smart Search]  Robert C. Owens, Jr., M.D., Stuart Johnson, M.D., Dale N. Gerding, M.D.

Clostridium species (Clostridium perfringens, C. butyricum, C. clostridioforme, C. innocuum, C. ramosum, C. septicum, C. sordellii, C. tertium)  [Smart Search] Itzhak Brook, M.D., MSc

Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)  [Smart Search]  James Campbell, AIBMS, Jeremy Farrar, BSc, MB, BS. MCRP, D.Phil

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Diphtheria)  [Smart Search] Christine C. Chiou, M.D.

Corynebacterium species [Smart Search] Arlo Upton, M.D.

Edwardsiella tarda  [Smart Search]  David J. Holland, MB, ChB, FRACP, FRCPA, Ph.D.

Eikenella corrodens  [Smart Search] Ellie J.C. Goldstein, M.D., Michael L. Towns, M.D., Casey Chen, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Enterobacter species  [Smart Search] Maria Virginia Villegas, M.D., John P. Quinn, M.D.

Enterococcus species   [Smart Search] Marcus J. Zervos, M.D., Joseph W. Chow, M.D., Anne Chen, M.D., Robert R. Muder, M.D.

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae  [Smart Search]  Annette C. Reboli, M.D.

Escherichia coli  [Smart Search]  Allen C. Cheng, MB, BS, FRACP, Nathan M. Thielman, MD, MPH, Richard L. Guerrant, M.D.

Francisella tularenesis (Tularemia)  [Smart Search]  Richard F. Jacobs, M.D.

Gemella species  [Smart Search]  William Riebel, M.D.

Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)  [Smart Search] Pierre J. Plourde, M.D., FRCPC

Haemophilus influenzae  [Smart Search]  Bradford D. Gessner, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Mark A Herbert

Helicobacter pylori Infection  [Smart Search] Akiko Shiotani, M.D., Ph.D., David Y. Graham, M.D.

Kingella species  [Smart Search]  Michael Towns, M.D.

Klebsiella granulomatous (Granuloma inguinale)  [Smart Search] John Richens, M.D.

Klebsiella species (K. pneumoniae, K. oxytoca, K. ozaenae and K. rhinoscleromatis) [Smart Search]  David L. Paterson, M.D., Kris L. K. Siu, PhD, Feng-Yee Chang, M.D.

Lactococcus species (Lactococci)  [Smart Search] William Riebel, M.D.

Legionella species (Legionnaires disease) [Smart Search]  Miguel Sabria, M.D., Victor L. Yu, M.D., M. Luisa Pedro-Botet, M.D.

Leptospira species (Leptospirosis)  [Smart Search] Solly Faine, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPA

Leuconstoc species  [Smart Search]  Michael Green, MD, MPH, Andrew J. Nowalk, MD, PhD, William Riebel, M.D.

Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis)  [Smart Search] Bennett Lorber, M.D., DSc (Hon)

Moraxella catarrhalis  [Smart Search]  Armando Meza, M.D., Abraham Verghese, M.D., Steven L. Berk, M.D.

Morganella species  [Smart Search] Vivek Kak, M.D.

Myroides species [Smart Search]  M. Cecilia Di Pentima, M.D., MPH, FAAP

Neisseria gonorrhoeae  [Smart Search]   John S. Moran, M.D., MPH, Andreas Tietz, M.D., Timothy Mietzner, Ph.D.

Neisseria meningitides [Smart Search]  Keith Cartwright, MA, BM, FRCPath

Nocardia species (Nocardiosis)  [Smart Search] Michael M. McNeil, M.D., June M. Brown, M.D.

Oerskovia species  [Smart Search]  John D. Rihs

Pasteurella multocida and Other Pasteurella species  [Smart Search]  Sharon Hunt Gerardo, Ph.D., Ellie J.C. Goldstein, M.D.

Pediococci  [Smart Search] William Riebel, M.D.

Plesiomonas shigelloides  [Smart Search] David Murdoch, MB, ChB, DTM&H, FRACP, FRCPA, Selwyn D.R. Lang, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA

Propionibacterium acnes [Smart Search]  Itzhak Brook, M.D. MSc

Proteus species  [Smart Search] Dora Szabo, David L. Paterson, M.D.

Providencia species [Smart Search] Robert R. Muder, M.D., Masashi Narita, M.D.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa  [Smart Search]  Shigeki Fujitani, M.D., Kathryn S. Moffett, M.D., David L. Paterson, M.D.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis [Smart Search] Kathryn S. Moffett, M.D.

Rhodococcus equi infections [Smart Search] Patricia Munoz, M.D., Pablo Martín Rabadán MD, Emilio Bouza MD, PhD

Roseomonas species  [Smart Search] John D. Rihs

Rothia dentocariosa  [Smart Search] R. Zbinden, M.D., MSc

Salmonella typhi (Typhoid Fever) and S. paratyphi (Paratyphoid Fever) [Smart Search]  David B. Huang, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, Nicholas J. White, D.Sc., M.D., FRCP, Herbert L. DuPont, M.D.

Salmonella, Non-Typhoidal Species (S. Choleraesuis, S. Enteritidis, S. Hadar, S. Typhimurium)  [Smart Search]  Cheng-Hsun Chiu, M.D., Ph.D. and Lin-Hui Su, M.Sc.

Serratia marcesens  [Smart Search] Celine Herra, M.Sc., Frederick R. Falkiner, B.A., Ph.D., FTCD

Shigella species (Shigellosis) [Smart Search]  Shai Ashkenazi, M.D., M.Sc.

Sphingomonas paucimobilis  [Smart Search]  Adeel A. Butt, M.D.

Spirillium minus (Rat bite fever) [Smart Search]  Mark E. Rupp, M.D.

Staphylococcus aureus  [Smart Search] John Turnidge, M.D., Nalini Rao, M.D., Feng-Yee Chang, M.D., Vance G. Fowler, M.D., Susan M. Kellie, M.D., Susan Arnold, M.D., Bruce Y. Lee, M.D.

Staphylococcus epidermidis and other Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci [Smart Search]  Joseph F John, Jr, M.D., Ross J. Davidson, Ph.D., Donald E. Low, M.D., FRCP

Staphylococcus lugdunensis  [Smart Search] Thomas E. Herchline, M.D.  

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia  [Smart Search] W.J. Looney, CSci FIBMS, Masashi Narita, M.D., Kathrin Mühlemann, M.D., Ph.D., Amjad Shidyak, M.D.

Streptobacillus moniliformis (Rat bite fever)  [Smart Search] Mark E. Rupp, M.D.

Streptococcus Group B  [Smart Search]  Russell W. Steele, M.D.

Streptococcus pneumoniae  [Smart Search]  Christine C. Chiou, M.D., David Greenberg, M.D., Keith P. Klugman, M.D., Ph.D.

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus [Smart Search] Judy Martin, M.D., Dennis L. Stevens, Ph.D., M.D.

Streptococcus species (Group G and Group C Streptococci, Viridans Group, Nutritionally Variant Streptococci)  [Smart Search] James S. Tan, M.D., MACP, Thomas M. File, M.D., FACP

Treponema Pallidum (Syphilis) [Smart Search] Lori E. Fantry, M.D., MPH, Edmund C. Tramont, M.D, FACP

Treponema pertenue, Treponema carateum, Treponema endemicum (Yaws, Pinta, Bejel)  [Smart Search]  Meena H. Seenivasan, M.D.

Vibrio cholerae (Cholera)  [Smart Search] Carlos Seas, M.D., Eduardo Gotuzzo, M.D.

Vibrio vulnificus  [Smart Search] Yin-Ching Chuang, M.D., Kun-Yen Huang, M.D., Ph.D.

Yersinia enterocolitica  [Smart Search] Maurice R. Scavizzi, M.D.

Yersinia pestis (Plague) [Smart Search] Thomas Butler, M.D.

Y. pseudotuberculosis [Smart Search] Thomas Butler, M.D.

 

II. Mycobacteria 

 

Group II. Scotochromogenic Mycobacterium (M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. gordonae) [Smart Search] Carlos M. Perez-Velez, Shannon H. Kasperbauer, M.D., Michael D. Iseman, M.D.

Group IV: Rapid Growing Mycobacteria (RGM)  [Smart Search]  Michael D. Iseman, M.D.

Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)  [Smart Search] Michelle S. Cespedes, M.D. and Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Mycobacterium haemophilum [Smart Search] Mini Kamboj, M.D., Timothy E. Kiehn, Ph.D.

Mycobacterium kansasii  [Smart Search] David E. Griffith, M.D., Richard J. Wallace, Jr., M.D.

Mycobacterium leprae (Leprosy)  [Smart Search]  Christian Lienhardt, M.D., DTM, MSc, Keith P.W.J. McAdam, MA, MBBChair, FRCP, FWACP

Mycobacterium marinum  [Smart Search]  David E. Griffith, M.D., Richard J. Wallace, Jr., M.D.

Mycobacterium terrae  [Smart Search] Darvin Scott Smith, M.D.

M. tuberculosis Complex (Tuberculosis)  [Smart Search] Dr. Chi Chiu Leung, Dr. Kwok Chiu Chang, Hsin-Yun Sun, M.D., Charles L. Daley, M.D.

 

III. Rickettsia

 

Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)  [Smart Search] Thomas J. Marrie, M.D.

Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species (Ehrlichiosis) [Smart Search] Johan S. Bakken, M.D., FACP, J. Stephen Dumler, M.D.

Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub Typhus) [Smart Search]  Philippe Parola, M.D., Ph.D., Philippe Brouqui, M.D, Ph.D., George Watt, M.D.

Rickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox)  [Smart Search]  Didier Raoult, M.D., Ph.D., Max Maurin, M.D., Ph.D.

Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic Typhus and Brill-Zinsser Disease) [Smart Search]  Max Maurin, M.D., Ph.D., Didier Raoult, M.D., Ph.D.

Rickettsia rickettsia (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)  [Smart Search] David H. Walker, M.D., Daniel J. Sexton, M.D.

Rickettsia typhi (Murine typhus)  [Smart Search] Max Maurin, M.D., Ph.D., Didier Raoult, M.D., Ph.D.

Rickettsia species (R. africae,R. australis, R. conori, R. felis, R. helvetica, R. honei, R. japonicam, R. mongolotimonae, R. slovaca, R. sibirica)  [Smart Search] Didier Raoult, M.D., Ph.D., Max Maurin, M.D., Ph.D.

  

IV. Miscellaneous 

 

Bartonella species  [Smart Search] Jane E. Koehler, M.D., David A. Relman, M.D.

Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae  [Smart Search] Francesco Blasi, M.D., Paolo Tarsia, M.D.

Chlamydia psittaci (Psittacosis)  [Smart Search] David Schlossberg, M.D., FACP

Chlamydia trachomatis [Smart Search]  Julius Schachter, Ph.D.

Kawasaki disease [Smart Search] Angela M. Fimbres, M.D., Stanford T. Shulman, M.D.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease [Smart Search] Scagni Paola, M.D., Ph.D.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae   [Smart Search]  Bin Cao, M.D., Julia A. McMillan, M.D.

Mycoplasma species (M. hominis, M. genitalium, M. fermentans)  [Smart Search] Christiane Bebear, M.D., Cecile M. Bebear, M.D., Ph.D., Michel Dupon, M.D.

Tropheryma whippelii (Whipple’s Disease) [Smart Search]  David N. Fredricks, M.D., David A. Relman, M.D.

 

V. Fungi  

 

Aspergillus species (Aspergillosis) [Smart Search] David L. Paterson, M.D., Nina Singh, M.D.

Blastomyces dermatidis (Blastomycosis)  [Smart Search]  Peter G. Pappas, M.D.

Candida species (Candidiasis)  [Smart Search] John H. Rex, M.D., Jack D. Sobel, M.D., William G. Powderly, M.D.

Coccidioides immitis (Coccidioidomycosis)  [Smart Search] Janis E. Blair, M.D., Neil M. Ampel, M.D., Paul L. Williams, M.D.

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cryptococcosis) [Smart Search]  M. Hong Nguyen, M.D., Cornelius J. Clancy, M.D., Ismail Zafer Ecevit, M.D.

Dematiaceous fungi: (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma, Phaeohyphomycosis) [Smart Search]  Sanjay G. Revankar, M.D.

Fusarium Marcio Nucci, M.D., Elias Anaissie, M.D.

Histoplasma capsulatum (Histoplasmosis) [Smart Search] L. Joseph Wheat, M.D.

Hyalohyphomycosis (Acremonium, Fusarium, Paecilomyces, Scedosporium and Others)  [Smart Search] Elias N. Kiwan, M.D., Elias J. Anaissie, M.D.

Malassezia furfur  [Smart Search] Gerard R. Barber, R.Ph., MPH, Kent Sepkowitz, M.D.

Paracoccidioidomycosis brasiliensis (Paracoccidioidomycosis)  [Smart Search]  Ricardo Negroni, M.D.

Penicillium marneffei (Pencillosis) [Smart Search]  Bertrand Dupont, M.D.

Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci [Smart Search]  M. Patricia George, M.D., Matthew R. Gingo, M.D., Alison Morris, M.D.

Rhodotorula species [Smart Search] G. Redelman-Sidi, M.D., A. Brown, M.D., S.K. Seo, M.D.

Sporothrix schenckii (Sporotrichosis)  [Smart Search] Carol A. Kauffman, M.D.

Trichosporon species and Blastoscchizomyces capitatus [Smart Search] Nikolaos V. Sipsas, M.D., Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, M.D., ScD

Zygomycetes (Mucormycoses)  [Smart Search] Corina E. Gonzalez, M.D., Thomas J. Walsh, M.D., FACP, FCCP

 

VI. Viruses

Adenovirus [Smart Search]  Gregory C. Gray, M.D., Margaret L. Chorazy, MPH

Astroviruses  [Smart Search]  Dorsey M. Bass, M.D., Harry B. Greenberg, M.D.

Australian Bat Lyssavirus  [Smart Search]  Joe McCormack,M.D.

Barmah Forest Virus  [Smart Search] Joe McCormack,M.D.

Calciviruses (Norwalk virus) [Smart Search]  Dorsey M. Bass, M.D., Harry B. Greenberg, M.D.

Chikungunya Virus [Smart Search]  Chandrakant Lahariya, M.D.

Cytomegalovirus  [Smart Search]  Stephen A. Spector, M.D., Janet L. Davis, M.D., Nina Singh, M.D.

Dengue [Smart Search]  Bridget Wills, M.D.

Enteroviruses (Polioviruses, Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses and Numbered Enteroviruses)  [Smart Search] Jose R. Romero, M.D., FAAP

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections  [Smart Search]  Sankar Swaminathan, M.D., Ming-Han Tsai, Li-Min Huang, Oriol Manuel, Atul Humar

Hanta virus [Smart Search] Marcela Ferres MD, MPH and Cecilia Perret, M.D.

Hendra virus  [Smart Search] Joe McCormack,M.D.

GB Virus (Hepatitis G virus) [Smart Search] Kendo Kiyosawa, M.D.

Hepatitis A Virus  [Smart Search] Raymond S. Koff, M.D.

Hepatitis B Virus [Smart Search] Stevan B. Gonzalez, M.D., M.S.

Hepatitis C Virus  [Smart Search] Steven K. Herrine, M.D., Raymond T. Chung, M.D.

Hepatitis E Virus [Smart Search] Raymond S. Koff, M.D.

Herpes Simplex Virus  [Smart Search] David W. Kimberlin, M.D.

Human Bocavirus [Smart Search] Francesca Bonvicini, M.D., Monica Musiani, M.D. and Marialuisa Zerbini, M.D.

Human Herpes Virus-6 (HHV-6)  [Smart Search] Nina Singh, M.D., Donald R. Carrigan, Ph.D.

Human Herpes Virus-7 (HHV-7)  [Smart Search] Nina Singh, M.D., Donald R. Carrigan, Ph.D.

Human HerpesVirus 8 (HHV-8) [Smart Search]  Harutaka Katano, DDS, Ph.D., Tetsutaro Sata, M.D., Ph.D.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)   Eric S. Daar, M.D.; Joseph J. Eron, M.D.; Joel E. Gallant, M.D., Ph.D.; Robert M. Grant, M.D., MPH; Mark Holodniy, M.D.; David A. Kat zenstein, M.D.; Janell Kobayashi, Pharm.D.; Michael J. Louie, M.D.; Martin Markowitz, M.D.; JoCarol McNabb, Pharm.D.; Robert W. Shafer, M.D.; Cheryl Walker, M.D.; Andrew R. Zolopa, M.D.

Human Metapneumovirus [Smart Search] Guy Boivin, M.D., MSc, FRCPC, Marie-Ève Hamelin

Human Parvovirus [Smart Search] Francesca Bonvicini, M.D., Monica Musiani, M.D. and Marialuisa Zerbini, M.D.

Influenza virus  [Smart Search] John Treanor, M.D.

       CDC recommends against the use of amantadine and rimantadine 2006

         Avian influenza: assessing the pandemic threat, World Health Organization

Japanese Encephalitis [Smart Search] Kaushik Bharati, Ph.D.

Measles Virus (Rubeola) [Smart Search] Sophie Chabot, Ph.D., Brian J. Ward, MDCM

Menangle virus  [Smart Search] Joe McCormack,M.D.

Molluscum Contagiosum Virus [Smart Search] Daniel S. Lerner, BA and Nanette B. Silverberg, M.D.

Mumps [Smart Search] Blaise L. Congeni, M.D.

Papillomaviruses [Smart Search]  William Bonnez, M.D. [Chinese Version]

Parainfluenza Virus  [Smart Search]  John Treanor, M.D.

Polyomavirus (BK Virus) [Smart Search]  Parmjeet Randhawa, M.D.

Poxviruses (Variola (Smallpox), Vaccinia, Monkeypox) [Smart Search] Thomas R. Talbot, M.D., MPH

Rabies Virus  [Smart Search] Heather Henderson, DVM, MPh, Charles E. Rupprecht, VMD, MS, PhD

Respiratory Syncytial Virus [Smart Search] Edward E. Walsh, M.D., Ann R. Falsey, M.D.

Rhinoviruses  [Smart Search]  Ronald B. Turner, M.D.

Ross River Virus  [Smart Search] Joe McCormack,M.D.

Rotaviruses  [Smart Search] Dorsey M. Bass, M.D., Harry B. Greenberg, M.D.

Rubella Virus (German Measles) [Smart Search]  Shigetaka Katow, Ph.D.

SARS Virus  [Smart Search] David SC Hui, M.D., FRCP, FRACP, FCCP, Joseph JY Sung, M.D., PhD, FRCP, FRACP, FACG

Varicella Zoster Virus   [Smart Search] Dora Ho, M.D., Ph.D., Jason G. Newland, M.D., Ann M. Arvin, M.D.

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever [Smart Search] Mike Bray, M.D., MPh.

West Nile Virus  [Smart Search]  Wehbeh A. Wehbeh, M.D., James J. Rahal, M.D.

 

VII. Parasites

Acanthamoeba species [Smart Search]  Govinda S. Visvesvara, Ph.D., Hsin-Yun Sun, M.D., Stan Deresinski, M.D.

Angiostrongylus species  [Smart Search] Michael Martin, M.D., MPH, DTM&H, Helmut Albrecht, M.D., DTM&H

Anisakis and Pseudoterranova species (Anisakiasis)  [Smart Search] Carlos Franco-Paredes, M.D., Helmut Albrecht, M.D., DTM&H

Ascaris lumbricoides (Ascariasis)  [Smart Search]  Ore Samuel Asaolu, Ph.D., Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ofoezie, Ph..D., Ogbonna Cyprian Onyeji, Ph.D.

Babesia species (Babesiosis)  [Smart Search] Edouard Vannier, Ph.D., Peter J. Krause, M.D.

Balamuthia species  [Smart Search]  Stan Deresinski, M.D.

Balantidium coli (Balantidiasis)  [Smart Search] Paul Kelly, M.D., Cynthia Phiri, B.Sc.

Baylisacarris procyonis  [Smart Search] Helmut Albrecht, M.D., DTM&H, Michael Martin, M.D., MPH, DTM&H

Blastocystis hominis  [Smart Search] David R. Shlim, M.D., Charles W. Hoge, M.D.

Capillaria species  [Smart Search]  John H. Cross, Ph.D., Alan Lindquist Ph.D.

Clonorchis Sinensis [Smart Search] Alan Lindquist, Ph.D., John H. Cross, Ph.D.

Cryptosporidium parvum (Cryptosporidiosis)  [Smart Search]  A. Clinton White, Jr., M.D., Meena H. Seenivasan, M.D.

Cutaneous Larva Migrans  [Smart Search]  Helmut Albrecht, M.D., DTM&H, Carlos Franco-Paredes, M.D.

Cyclospora cayetanensis [Smart Search] Charles W. Hoge, M.D., David R. Shlim, M.D.

Dientamoeba fragilis  [Smart Search] Paul Kelly, M.D., Cynthia Phiri, B.Sc.

Dirofilaria immitis (Dirofilariasis)  [Smart Search] Helmut Albrecht, M.D., DTM&H, Robin Hampton, M.D., Ph.D.

Dracunculus medinensis (Dracunculiasis) [Smart Search]  Pascul Magnussen, M.D., DTM&H

Echinococcus species (Echinococcosis)  [Smart Search] Dominique Angele Vuitton, M.D., Ph.D.,  Isabelle Beurton, M.D., Said Harraga, Ph.D., Gilles Paintaud, M.D., Ph.D.

Echinostoma and Related Echinostomatid Flukes  [Smart Search] Jennifer Keiser, Ph.D., Bernard Fried, M.D.

Entamoeba histolytica (Amebiasis) [Smart Search] Eric Houpt, M.D., Chien-Ching Hung, M.D., M.Sc., William Petri, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm) [Smart Search]  David I. Grove, M.D.

Fasciola species  [Smart Search] H.D. Alan Lindquist, Ph.D. and John H. Cross, Ph.D.

Fasciolopsis buski  [Smart Search] David I. Grove, M.D.

Filariasis  [Smart Search]  Pascal Magnussen, M.D., DTM&H

Giardia lamblia (Giardiasis)  [Smart Search]  Rodney D. Adam, M.D., Jeannine F.J.B. Nellen, M.D., Joost O.M. Zaat, M.D, Ph.D., Peter Speelman, M.D., Ph.D.

Gnathostoma species (Gnathostomiasis)  [Smart Search]  Robin Hampton, M.D., Ph.D., Helmut Albrecht, M.D., DTM&H

Heterophyes, Metagonimus and Related Heterophyid Flukes  [Smart Search] Jong-Yil Chai M.D.

Hookworms (Ancyclostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)  [Smart Search] Reshad Dobardzic, M.D., Ph.D., Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., Azra Dobardzic, M.D., Ph.D.

Isospora belli  [Smart Search]   David S. Lindsay, Ph.D., Louis M. Weiss, M.D., MPH

Leishmania species (Leishmaniasis)  [Smart Search] Piet A. Kager, M.D.

Loa loa (Loiasis)  [Smart Search] Amy D. Klion, M.D.

Microsporidia (Microsporidiosis)  [Smart Search]  Rainer Weber, M.D.

Naegleria fowleri   [Smart Search]  Stan Deresinski, M.D.

Nanophyetus salmincola  [Smart Search] David I. Grove M.D.

Onchocerca volvulus (Onchocerciasis)   [Smart Search] Michel Boussinesq, M.D., Ph.D., Sébastien Pion, Ph.D.

Opisthorchis species  [Smart Search]  H.D. Alan Lindquist Ph.D. and John H. Cross, Ph.D.

Paragonimus species (Paragonimiasis)  [Smart Search]  Jennifer Keiser, Ph.D., Peter Odermatt, Jürg Utzinger, MSc, Ph.D., Kittipong Maneechotesuwan, M.D., Suchai Charoenratanakul, M.D., FRCP

Plasmodium species (Malaria)   [Smart Search] Nicholas J. White, M.D., Arjen M. Dondorp, Daniel H.  Paris, Carlos Francos-Paredes

Sarcocystis [Smart Search] David S. Lindsay, Ph.D, Steve J. Upton, Ph.D., Louis M. Weiss M.D., M.P.H.

Scabies [Smart Search] Andrew Redmond, M.D., Professor James McCarthy

Schistosoma species (Schistosomiasis)  [Smart Search]  Adel F. Mahmoud, M.D., Ph.D.

Spirometra species  [Smart Search] John H. Cross, Ph.D., Alan Lindquist Ph.D.

Strongyloides stercoralis (Strongyloidosis)  [Smart Search]  David I. Grove, M.D.

Taenia solium (Cysticercosis) [Smart Search] Leonardo Rangel-Castilla, M.D., A. Clinton White, Jr., M.D.

Taenia species (T. multiceps, T. serialis, T. brauni)  [Smart Search] John H. Cross, Ph.D., Alan Lindquist, Ph.D.

Tapeworms (Taenia saginata, Hymenolopsis species, Dipylidium species, Diphyllobothrium, Bertiella species, Inermacapsifer madaascariensis, Railleitina species)  [Smart Search] Alasdair Fraser, Philip S. Craig

Toxocara species (Toxocariasis)  [Smart Search] Jean-Francois Magnaval, M.D., Dr.Sc., Philippe Dorchies, VMD, Lawrence T. Glickman, VMD, Ph.D.

Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis) [Smart Search]  Jose G. Montoya, Jacques Couvreur, Catherine Leport

Trichinella spiralis (Trichinellosis) [Smart Search]  George Watt and Teerasak Chuxnum

Trichomonas vaginalis (Trichomoniasis)  [Smart Search] Joseph G. Pastorek, II, M.D., FACOG, FACS

Trichostrongylus species  [Smart Search]  David I. Grove, M.D.

Trichuris Trichiura   [Smart Search]   Ore Samuel Asaolu, Ph.D., Ogbonna Cyprian Onyeji, Ph.D., Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ofoezie, Ph..D.

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (African Trypanosomiasis)  [Smart Search] Jacques Pepin, M.D., FRCPC, MSc

Trypanosoma cruzi (American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas  Disease) [Smart Search]  Louis V. Kirchhoff, M.D., MPH