Includes bibliographical references and index.

V. 1. Basic principles in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases -- Microbial virulence factors -- Host defense mechanisms -- Epidemiology of infectious diseases -- Clinical microbiology --- Anti-infective therapy -- Major clinical syndromes -- Fever -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Pleuropulmonary and bronchial infections -- Urinary tract infection -- Sepsis -- Intra-abdominal infection -- Cardiovascular infections -- Central nervous system infections -- Skin and soft tissue infections -- Gastrointestinal infections and food poisoning -- Bone and joint infections -- Diseases of the reproductive organs and sexually transmitted diseases -- Eye infections -- Hepatitis -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndromes -- Miscellaneous syndromes -- v. 2. Infectious diseases and their etiologic agents -- Viral diseases -- DNA viruses -- Poxviridae -- Herpesviridae -- Adenoviridae -- Papovaviridae -- Hepadnaviridae -- Parvoviridae -- RNA viruses -- Reoviridae -- Togaviridae -- Flaviviruses -- Coronaviridae -- Paramyxoviridae -- Rhabdoviridae -- Filoviridae -- Orthomyxoviridae -- Bunyaviridae -- Arenaviridae -- Retroviridae -- Picornaviridae -- Caliciviridae and other gastrointestinal viruses -- Unclassified viruses -- Prion diseases -- Chlamydial diseases -- Mycoplasma diseases -- Rickettsioses and ehrlichioses -- Bacterial diseases -- Gram-positive cocci -- Gram-positive bacilli -- Gram-negative cocci -- Gram-negative bacilli -- Spirochetes -- Anaerobic bacteria -- Mycobacterial diseases -- Higher bacterial diseases -- Mycoses -- Protozoal diseases -- Diseases due to toxic algae -- Diseases due to helminths -- Ectoparasitic diseases -- Diseases of unknown etiology -- Special problems -- Nosocomial infections -- Infections in special hosts -- Surgical- and trauma-related infections -- Immunization -- Biodefense -- Zoonoses -- Protection of travelers -- The Internet.