Other Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism Jean-Marie Saudubray IMIDAZOLE-DIPEPTIDE METABOLISM DEFECTS: CARNOSINE AND HOMOCARNOSINEMIA The enzyme defects, clinical manifestations, metabolic disturbances, and treatment of these disorders are presented…
Pasteurella multocida Morven S. Edwards Pasteurella multocida, formerly known as Pasteurella septica, was renamed P multocida or “killer of many” because it affects many different animal species.1 The…
Ascariasis John S. Schieffelin and Richard A. Oberhelman EPIDEMIOLOGY Ascariasis is caused by the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. The World Health Organization has estimated that more than 800…
Yersinia enterocolitica Infections Basim I. Asmar The genus Yersinia is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family that includes eleven species. Y enterocolitica is most important as a cause…
Group B Streptococcus Infections Morven S. Edwards Group B streptococci has been a common cause of invasive infection in neonates and young infants for several decades.1 In recent…
Learning Problems Michael I. Reiff and Martin T. Stein Estimates of the prevalence of learning disabilities range from 4% to 20%, depending on how they are defined.1 Problems…
Microsporidiosis Luis F. Barroso II and Richard L. Guerrant Microsporidia is a nontaxonomic term referring to an extensive group of unicellular organisms classified in the phylum Microspora. Previously…
Respiratory Distress Syndrome Thomas N. Hansen and Samuel Hawgood Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is the most common cause of respiratory failure in the first days after birth, occurring…
Disorders of the Dermis and Subcutaneous Tissue Anita N. Haggstrom GRANULOMA ANNULARE Granuloma annulare is a common benign inflammatory disorder of uncertain pathogenesis that is classically characterized by…
Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 Mark R. Schleiss HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6 Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) was isolated in tissue culture in 1986 from peripheral blood leukocytes of patients…
