| Preface | 6 |
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| Acknowledgments | 7 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| 1 General Approach to the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infections | 11 |
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| Selected References | 15 |
| Part I Bacterial Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 16 |
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| 2 Aeromonas, Vibrio cholerae, and Related Bacteria | 17 |
| Selected References | 20 |
| Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Edwardsiella | 20 |
| Vibrio Species | 20 |
| 3 Campylobacter Species | 21 |
| Selected References | 22 |
| 4 Helicobacter pylori and Related Species | 24 |
| Selected References | 32 |
| Helicobacter pylori | 32 |
| Helicobacter heilmannii and Other Species | 32 |
| 5 Salmonella Species | 34 |
| Selected References | 38 |
| 6 Shigella Species | 39 |
| Selected References | 41 |
| 7 Escherichia coli Species | 43 |
| Selected References | 47 |
| General | 47 |
| Enterotoxigenic E. coli | 48 |
| Enteroadherent E. coli | 48 |
| Enteroinvasive E. coli | 48 |
| Enterohemorrhagic E. coli | 48 |
| 8 Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | 49 |
| Selected References | 53 |
| 9 Mycobacterial Infections | 54 |
| Selected References | 63 |
| M. tuberculosis | 63 |
| MAI (Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare) and Other Atypical Mycobacteria | 63 |
| 10 Clostridial Infections | 64 |
| Selected References | 71 |
| General | 71 |
| C. difficile | 71 |
| C. perfringens ( welchii) | 71 |
| C. septicum | 72 |
| 11 Spirochetes | 73 |
| Selected References | 77 |
| Gastrointestinal Syphilis | 77 |
| Intestinal Spirochetosis | 77 |
| 12 Whipple's Disease | 78 |
| Selected References | 81 |
| 13 Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections | 82 |
| Selected References | 92 |
| Bacterial Esophagitis | 92 |
| Actinomycosis | 92 |
| Brucellosis | 92 |
| Rhodococcus equi | 92 |
| Rickettsial Disease | 92 |
| Ehrlichiosis | 93 |
| Malakoplakia | 93 |
| Bartonella species | 93 |
| Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Proctocolitis | 93 |
| Part II Fungal Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 94 |
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| 14 General Approach to Diagnosis of Fungal Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 95 |
| Selected References | 97 |
| 15 Candida Species | 98 |
| Selected References | 102 |
| 16 Aspergillus Species and Zygomycetes | 103 |
| Selected References | 105 |
| 17 Histoplasmosis | 107 |
| Selected References | 111 |
| 18 Cryptococcus neoformans | 114 |
| Selected References | 116 |
| 19 Pneumocystis carinii | 117 |
| Selected References | 119 |
| Part III Viral Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 120 |
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| 20 Cytomegalovirus | 121 |
| Selected References | 127 |
| 21 Herpes Simplex Virus | 129 |
| Selected References | 133 |
| 22 Adenovirus | 134 |
| Selected References | 136 |
| 23 Miscellaneous Enteric Viruses | 138 |
| Selected References | 139 |
| 24 Human Papillomaviruses | 142 |
| Esophageal HPV Infection | 142 |
| Anal HPV Infection | 143 |
| Selected References | 146 |
| Esophageal HPV Infection | 146 |
| Anal HPV Infection | 146 |
| 25 Human Immunodeficiency Virus | 147 |
| Selected References | 148 |
| 26 Miscellaneous Viral Infections | 151 |
| Selected References | 154 |
| Measles (Rubeola Virus) | 154 |
| Herpes Zoster/Varicella Virus | 154 |
| Human Herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) | 155 |
| Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) | 155 |
| Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) | 155 |
| Part IV Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 156 |
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| 27 Miscellaneous Protozoal Infections | 157 |
| Selected References | 159 |
| General | 159 |
| Amoebae | 159 |
| Dientamoeba fragilis | 160 |
| Blastocystis hominis | 160 |
| Balantidium coli | 160 |
| 28 Entamoeba histolytica | 161 |
| Selected References | 165 |
| 29 Intestinal Flagellates | 168 |
| Selected References | 173 |
| Giardiasis | 173 |
| Leishmaniasis | 173 |
| Trypanosoma cruzi | 173 |
| 30 Coccidians | 174 |
| Selected References | 181 |
| Enteric Coccidians | 181 |
| Toxoplasma gondii | 183 |
| 31 Miscellaneous Helminthic Infections | 184 |
| Selected References | 189 |
| General | 189 |
| Trematodes | 189 |
| Cestodes | 189 |
| Nematodes | 189 |
| 32 Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworms) | 191 |
| Selected References | 193 |
| 33 Strongyloides stercoralis | 194 |
| Selected References | 196 |
| 34 Anisakis Simplex and Related Nematodes | 199 |
| Selected References | 201 |
| 35 Schistosomiasis | 202 |
| Selected References | 204 |
| Subject Index | 206 |