Parasitic infections in the compromised host

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Series Introduction -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. The Compromised Host: AIDS and Other Diseases /Henry Masur -- I. Introduction -- II. Host Defense Mechanisms -- III. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Infection -- IV. Protozoa and Helminths in Compromised Patients -- V. Special Patient Populations -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- 2. Host Defenses Against Prototypical Intracellular Protozoans, the Leishmania /Richard D. Pearson and Mary E. Wilson -- I. Introduction -- II. The Parasite -- III. Genetic Determinants of Resistance -- IV. Early Events -- V. Later Events -- VI. Conclusion -- References -- 3. Pneumocystis carinii /Peter D. Walzer, C Kurtis, Kim, and Melanie T. Cushion -- I. Introduction -- II. The Organism -- III. The Host -- IV. The Disease -- References -- 4. Toxoplasma gondii /Benjamin J. Luft -- I. Introduction -- II. Epidemiology -- III. Life Cycle -- VI. Growth and Metabolism -- V. Antigenic Structure -- VI. Evasion of Host Defense -- VII. Development of Protective Immunity -- VIII. Genetic Variability in Host Resistance -- IX. Host Factors Associated with Disseminated Toxoplasmosis -- X. Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis -- XI. Pathology -- XII. Clinical Manifestations -- XIII. Diagnosis -- XIV. Treatment -- xv. Prevention -- References -- 5. Oyptosporidium spp. /William L. Current -- I. Introduction -- II. The Organism -- III. The Host -- IV. The Disease -- References -- 6. Giardia lamblia /Phillip D. Smith -- I. Introduction -- II. The Organism -- III. The Host -- IV. The Disease -- V. Conclusion -- References -- 7. Entamoeba histolytica /William A. Petri, Jr., and Jonathan I. Ravdin -- I. Introduction -- II. The Organism -- III. The Host -- IV. The Disease -- References -- 8. The Hoist Immune Response Against Parasitic Helminth Infection /Thomas B. Nutman -- I. Introduction -- II. The Parasites -- III. Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Susceptibility to Infection -- IV. Evasion of the Immune Response by the Parasites -- V. Immunological Consequences of Parasitic Infection -- VI. Unique Features of the Immune Responses to Helminth Parasites -- VII. Effector Mechanisms Mediating Host Immunity to Helminth -- Parasites -- References -- 9. Strongyloidiasis /Robert M. Genta and Peter D. Walzer -- I. Introduction -- II. Taxonomy -- III. Llfe Cycle -- IV. Morphology and Physiology -- V. Virulence and Antigenicity -- VI. Epidemiology and Transmission -- VII. Pathology and Pathogenesis -- VIII. Host Responses -- IX. Animals Models -- X. Clinical Manifestations -- XI. Diagnosis -- XII. Treatment -- XIII. Prevention -- References -- Index.;The first in a new series created to acknowledge the explosion of knowledge in fields related to infectious disesases and clinical microbiology. Thirteen contributions focus on organisms which are of major medical importance in this country or which have contributed to an understanding of pathology.