As literature in the field of infectious diseases has increased in complexity and volume, a need has become evident for timely, concise summaries and critical commentaries on subjects pertinent to the student and practitioner of medicine, the specialist in infectious diseases, and those in allied fields. This series provides the reader with a true update of information in very specific areas of infectious diseases which require reevaluation. Current

Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases: 14 is the fourteenth volume of a series which is published annually. Each text in the series consists of updates of a variety of subjects covering the wide scope of clinical infectious disease problems, including bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology and epidemiology