| Topics p24 antigen detection, in HIV infection Pain. PAIR therapy, for echinococcosis Palatal exanthem, from rubella Palivizumab, for respiratory syncytial virus infections Pallor Pancreatitis Pancytopenia, from histoplasmosis PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal) infection Pandemics, influenza Panophthalmitis, from Bacillus cereus Pantoprazole, for Helicobacter pylori infections Papanicolaou test- Papillomavirus infections. See Human papillomavirus infections
Papular acrodermatitis, from hepatitis B Papulopurpuric gloves-and-socks syndrome, from parvovirus B19 infections Para-aminosalicylic acid, for tuberculosis Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) Paragonimiasis Parainfluenza virus infections Paralysis Paralytic shellfish poisoning Parametritis, from pelvic inflammatory disease - Paranasal sinusitis. See Sinusitis
Parasitemia, from malaria Parasitic diseases. See Protozoal infections; Parechovirus infections Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases, Web site Paresthesias Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome, from cat-scratch disease Parkinsonism Paromomycin Paronychia Parotitis Parvovirus B19 infections (erythema infectiosum, fifth disease) Passive immunization. Pasteurella multocida infections Paul-Bunnell test, for Epstein-Barr virus - PCR. See Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, contacting, Web site Pediatric Nutrition Handbook Pediatrics (publication), vaccine information in, Web site Pediculicides Pediculosis, in internationally adopted children Pediculosis capitis Pediculosis corporis Pediculosis pubis Pefloxacin, usage in children Pegylated interferon, dosage of Pegylated interferon alfa, for hepatitis D Pegylated interferon alfa-2a, for hepatitis C Peliosis Pelvic infections, from Actinomyces Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Pelvic pain Penciclovir, for herpes simplex virus infections Penicillin(s). See Penicillin G Penicillin V Penicillium infections Pentamidine Peptic ulcer disease, from Helicobacter pylori Peptostreptococcus infections, pelvic inflammatory disease Perianal infections Pericardial effusion, from Kawasaki disease Pericarditis Perihepatitis Perinatal transmission Periodontitis Periorbital cellulitis, from pneumococci Peripheral neuropathy, from Mycoplasma pneumoniae Peritonitis Peritonsillar abscess Permethrin, for disease prevention Person-to-person transmission. Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis) Pertussis-like syndrome, from adenoviruses Pertussis vaccine. Pet(s). Petechiae Phaeohyphomycosis Phagocytosis defects, vaccines in Pharyngitis Pharyngoconjunctival fever, from adenoviruses Phlebovirus infections See specific infections Photodynamic therapy, for respiratory papillomatosis Photophobia Physicians? Desk Reference, vaccine information in, Web site Physiotherapy, for filariasis Pica Picardin insect repellent - PID. See Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Pigbel, from Clostridium perfringens toxins Pink Book (Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases), Web site Pinworm infections (Enterobius vermicularis) Piperacillin Piperacillin-tazobactam Piperazine, for ascariasis Piperonyl butoxide Pityriasis versicolor Plague (Yersinia pestis) Plague vaccine Plantar warts Plaque-reduction neutralization test Plasma- Plasmodium infections. See Malaria
Platelet transfusions, contaminants of Pleistophora infections Pleural effusion Pleuritic pain, from relapsing fever Pleurodermal sinuses, from Actinomyces Pleurodynia, from enteroviruses Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) vaccine Pneumocystis carinii infections, versus Pneumocystis jirovecii infections Pneumocystis jirovecii infections Pneumonia Pneumonic tularemia Pneumonitis Pneumothorax, from Paragonimus infections Podofilox, for human papillomavirus infections Podophyllin resin, for human papillomavirus infections Poisoning Poliovirus infections Poliovirus vaccine Polyarthralgia, from rubella Polyarthropathy syndrome, from parvovirus B19 infections Polyene antifungal drugs See specific drugs Polyhexamethylene biguanide Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Polymicrobial infections, Fusobacterium in Polymyxin B, for staphylococcal infections Polyomaviruses Polyserositis, from meningococcal infections Polyuria, from Bunyaviridae infections Pontiac fever Pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) Portal hypertension, from schistosomiasis Posaconazole Postanginal sepsis (Lemierre disease) Postherpetic neuralgia - Postoperative wound infections. See Surgical wound infections
Postpolio syndrome Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis (PSRA) Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder, from Epstein-Barr virus infections Potassium hydroxide preparation Potassium iodide solution, for sporotrichosis Povidone-iodine, for ophthalmia neonatorum prevention Powassan encephalitis Praziquantel Precautions, for vaccines See specific vaccines Prednisolone Prednisone Pregnancy Premastication, in HIV infection - Premature infants. See Preterm infants
Preservatives, in vaccines Preterm infants Prevotella infections Prick test, for allergic reactions Primaquine Primary effusion lymphoma, from human herpesvirus Prion diseases Prion Diseases Surveillance unit - Prisons. See Correctional facilities
Probenecid, for pelvic inflammatory disease Proctitis Product labels, vaccine information in, Web site Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Propamidine isethionate, for amebic keratitis - Prophylaxis. See Chemoprophylaxis; specific disease
Prostatitis Protease-resistant prion protein Proteinuria Proteus infections, neonatal septicemia and meningitis from Protozoal infections Prozone test, for syphilis Pruritus Pseudallescheriasis (Pseudallescheria boydii) Pseudoappendicitis syndrome, from Yersinia enterocolitica Pseudobubo, from granuloma inguinale Pseudogranuloma inguinale (chancroid) Pseudomembranous colitis, from Clostridium difficile Pseudomonas infections, neonatal septicemia and meningitis from Pseudoparalysis, from syphilis Psittacosis (Chlamydophila psittaci infections, ornithosis) Pubic lice (pediculosis pubis)- Public health reporting. See Notifiable diseases
- Pulmonary disease. See Pneumonia; Respiratory tract infections
Pulmonary edema Pulmonary eosinophilia, tropical Pulmonary fibrosis, from Paragonimus Pulmonary hypertension, respiratory syncytial virus infections in Pulmonary infiltrates Puncture test, for allergic reactions Purpura Puumala virus, hemorrhagic fevers from Pyloric stenosis, infantile hypertrophic, from erythromycin Pyoderma Pyogenic (septic) arthritis Pyomyositis, from Yersinia enterocolitica Pyrantel pamoate Pyrazinamide, for tuberculosis Pyrethrins Pyrimethamine Pyrimidine antifungal drugs See specific drugs
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