Arjun S. Chanmugam is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Richard Rothman is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Sanjay V. Desai is an Associate Professor of Medicine atJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Shannon B. Putman is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

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• I. Principals of Infectious Disease Management 1. Laboratory Testing for Microbial Detection 2. Infection Control 3. Infectious Disease Mimics II. General Management of Severe Infection in Acute and Emergency Environments 4. Sepsis III. Central Nervous System Infections 5. Bacterial Meningitis 6. Aseptic Meningitis 7. Encephalitis 8. Brain Abscess 9. Epidural Abscess IV. Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections 10. Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, and Peritonsillar Abscess 11. Otitis Externa, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis 12. Rhinosinusitis 13. Odontogenic Infection 14. Deep space Infections of the Head and Neck V. Ocular Infections 15. Periocular Infections 16. Keratitis 17. Endopthalmitis VI. Cardiovascular Infections 18. Infective Endocarditis 19. Myocarditis and Pericarditis 20. Catheter Associated Infections 21. Septic Thrombophlebitis VII. Pulmonary Infections 22. Community Acquired Pneumonia 23. Hospital Acquired Pneumonia 24. Pleural Effusions (Parapneumonic Process and Empyema) 25. Lung Abscess 26. Influenza 27. Atypical Pulmonary Infections 28. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Bhakti Hansoti29. Acute Uncomplicated Bronchitis VIII. Gastrointestinal Infections 30. Viral Gastroenteritis 31. Infectious Colitis 32. Peritonitis 33. Diverticulitis 34. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis 35. Hepatitis 36. Appendicitis IX. Genitourinary Infections 37. Urinary Tract Infections in Women 38. Cervicitis and Vulvovaginitis 39. Urethritis, Prostatitis, and Orchitis 40. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-ovarian abscess X. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 41. Soft Tissue Infections 42. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections 43. Diabetic Foot Infections 44. Dermatological Manifestations of Infectious Disease 45. Mammalian and Reptile Bites XI. Bone and Joint Infections 46. Septic Arthritis 47. Infections of the Hand 48. Prosthetic Joint Infections 49. Osteomyelitis XII. Vector Borne Infections 50. Lyme Disease 51. Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Rickettsia 52. Malaria and Dengue Fever 53. West Nile Virus XIII. Infection in Special Populations 54. Infection in the Cancer Patient 55. Infection in the HIV Patient 56. Infection in the Transplant Patient 57. Infection in Travelers and Emigrants 58. Infection in the Intravenous Drug User 59. Infection in the Pregnant Patient 60. Infection in the Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia 61. Fever of Unknown Origin XIV. Bioterrorism 62. Anthrax 63. Smallpox 64. Botulism 65. Plague 66. Viral hemorrhagic fevers (Ebola, Llassa, Hantavirus, etc.) 67. Tularemia XV Antibiotic Resistance68. Antibiotic Resistance Contributors