Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter 51 Lyme Borreliosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Lyme Borreliosis First Described: Connecticut, USA, 1982 (Burgdorfer)1 Cause: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (a spirochete) Primary Mode of Transmission: Ixodes spp….
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Cryptococcosis
Chapter 62 Cryptococcosis Jane E. Sykes and Richard Malik Overview of Cryptococcosis First Described: 1894, in a human patient in Germany (independently by Busse and Buschke)1 Causes: Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus…
Infections of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 86 Infections of the Cardiovascular System Jane E. Sykes and Steven Epstein Overview of Cardiovascular System Infections Causes: Most often staphylococci, streptococci, and Escherichia coli are involved. Gram-negative bacterial…
Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax
Chapter 87 Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax Jane E. Sykes Overview of Bacterial Tracheobronchitis and Bronchopneumonia Secondary to Invasion by Resident Bacteria Causes: Frequently isolated secondary bacterial invaders in respiratory tract…
Babesiosis
Chapter 75 Babesiosis Adam J. Birkenheuer Overview of Babesiosis in Dogs and Cats First Described: Early descriptions of intraerythrocytic parasites in dogs with signs of babesiosis were made in Africa…
Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases
Chapter 68 Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases Amy M. Grooters In contrast to the well-recognized fungal pathogens that cause endemic mycoses (such as Blastomyces, Histoplasma, and Cryptococcus), miscellaneous fungal pathogens comprise large…
Bartonellosis
Chapter 52 Bartonellosis Jane E. Sykes and Bruno B. Chomel Overview of Bartonellosis in Dogs and Cats First Described: Peru, 1905 (Alberto Barton Thompson) (Bartonella bacilliformis).1 Identification of Bartonella as…
Histoplasmosis
Chapter 61 Histoplasmosis Jane E. Sykes and Joseph Taboada Overview of Histoplasmosis First Described: 1905, Panama (by Samuel Darling), in a person from Martinique, where it was initially mistaken for…
Cytauxzoonosis
Chapter 76 Cytauxzoonosis Leah A. Cohn Overview of Cytauxzoonosis First Described: Cytauxzoon felis was first described in domestic cats from Missouri in 19761 Cause: Cytauxzoon felis, a hemoprotozoan parasite (phylum…
Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 8 Antibacterial Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • An understanding of the mechanisms of action, spectrum of activity, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and adverse effects of antibacterial…
