Includes index.

I. Overview of infections in the immunocompromised host -- Overview of infections in the immunocompromised host / Lesia K. Dropulic and Howard M. Lederman -- II. Laboratory diagnosis: approaches, interpretations, and limitations : infections by specific etiologic agents -- Human immunodeficiency virus / Wendy S. Armstrong, Jeannette Guarner, Colleen S. Kraft, and Angela M. Caliendo -- Chronic hepatitis B, C, and D in the immunocompromised patient / Bryan R. Cobb and Alexandra Valsamakis -- Cytomegalovirus / Veronica Dioverti and Raymund R. Razonable -- Epstein-Barr infection in the immunocompromised host / Andrew Nowalk and Michael Green -- Herpes simplex virus and Varicella-Zoster virus / Myron J. Levin, Adriana Weinberg, and D. Scott Schmid -- Human herpesviruses 6A, 6B and 7 / Henri Agut, Pascale Bonnafous, and Agnes Gautheret-Dejean -- Human papillomavirus / Eileen M. Burd and Christina L. Dean -- Polyomaviruses / Linda Cook -- Adenovirus / Michael G. Ison and Randall T. Hayden -- Respiratory RNA viruses / Richard L. Hodinka -- Enteroviruses and parechoviruses / James J. Dunn -- Parvovirus B19 / Marie Louise Landry -- Filamentous fungi / Margaret V. Powers-Fletcher, Brian A. Kendall, Allen T. Griffin, and Kimberly E. Hanson -- Yeasts / Sean X. Zhang and Nathan P. Wiederhold -- Mycobacteria / Patricia J. Simner, Gail L. Woods, and Nancy L. Wengenack -- Aerobic actinomycetes of clinical significance / A. Brian Mochon, Den Sussland, and Michael A. Saubolle -- Parasites / Elitza S. Theel and Bobbi S. Pritt -- Aerobic bacteria and infections in the immunocompromised host / Geraldine Hall and Karen C. Carroll -- Selected topics in anaerobic bacteriology / Deirdre L. Church -- III. Laboratory diagnosis: approaches, interpretations and limitations : infections of specific organ systems -- Etiology, epidemiology and diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections in immunocompromised patients / Karen C. Carroll and La'Tonzia L. Adams -- Genitourinary tract infections in immunocompromised patients / Odaliz Abreu Lanfranco and George J. Alangaden -- Gastrointestinal infections / Kevin Alby and Irving Nachamkin -- Central nervous system infections -- Andrea J. Zimmer, Victoria E. Burke, and Karen C. Bloch -- Bloodstream / Donna M. Wolk, Raquel M. Martinez, and Diana R. Hernandez -- Skin and soft tissue infection / Anne Spichler Moffarah, Mayar Al Mohajer, Bonnie L. Hurwitz, and David G. Armstrong -- IV. Special topics -- Prosthetic device infections / Raquel M. Martinez, Thomas R. Bowen, and Michael A. Foltzer -- Hospital-associated infections / Esther Babady -- Role of surgical pathologic diagnosis for immunocompromised hosts / Mary K. Klassen-Fischer and Ronald C. Neafie.