"This book is based on the course "Infection and Immunity in Children 2005" which was held at Keble College Oxford, UK in June 2005. This is the third book in this series covering topics in infection and immunity during childhood and based on the Oxford courses"--Page v.
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Support provided by the European Society for Infectious Disease (ESPID), British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group (BPAIIG), and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Warfare and the state of the world's children / Frank Shann -- How do we treat children with severe malaria? / Kathyrn Maitland -- The neglected tropical diseases : the ancient afflictions of stigma and poverty and the prospects for their control and elimination / Peter Hotez [and others]-- Viral haemorrhagic fevers caused by Lassa, Ebola and Marburg viruses / Nigel Curtis -- Rotavirus and rotavirus vaccines / Roger I. Glass [and others] -- Transient deficiencies of T-cell-mediated immunity in the neonate / David A. Randolph and David B. Lewis -- Controversies in neonatal sepsis : immunomodulation in the treatment and prevention of neonatal sepsis / Samantha J. Moss and Andrew R. Gennery -- Chlamydia trachomatis genital Infections in adolescents and young adults / Toni Darville -- The role of inflammation and infection in the development of chronic lung disease in prematurity / Philip L. Davies, Nicola C. Maxwell, and Sailesh Kotecha -- Streptococcus pneumoniae : infection, inflammation and disease / Tim J. Mitchell -- Impact of antimicrobial resistance on therapy of bacterial pneumonia in children / B. Keith English and Steven C. Buckingham -- Diagnosis and prevention of pneumococcal disease / Hanna Nohynek -- New antibiotics for gram-positive infections / John S. Bradley -- Clinical manifestations of nontuberculous mycobacteria / Robert S. Heydeman and Julia Clark -- Kingella kingae : an emerging pediatric pathogen / Pablo Yagupsky -- How to treat acute musculoskeletal infections in children / Nico G. Hartwig -- Prevention of transmission of HIV-1 from mothers to infants in Africa / Hoosen Coovadia and Derseree Archary -- Practical aspects of antiretroviral treatment in children / Sam Walters -- Antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media in children / Matthew J. Thompson and Paul Glasziou -- Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in children / Elliot Long, Samantha Colquhoun, and Jonathan R. Carapetis -- Human metapneumovirus : an important cause of acute respiratory illness / Adilia Warris and Ronald de Groot.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Covering topics in infectious diseases in children, this volume is intended for Pediatric Infectious Disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
Springer
Stock Number
978-0-387-31783-0
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Hot topics in infection and immunity in children. III.
International Standard Book Number
9780387317830
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Hot topics in infection and immunity in children
Number of Part
3
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Children-- Diseases-- Immunological aspects.
Communicable diseases in children.
Infection in children.
Bacterial Infections-- drug therapy.
Bacterial Infections-- immunology.
Child.
Infections-- drug therapy.
Infections-- immunology.
Virus Diseases-- drug therapy.
Virus Diseases-- immunology.
Immunologie pédiatrique.
Infection chez l'enfant.
Maladies infectieuses chez l'enfant.
Bacterial infections-- Drug therapy.
Bacterial Infections-- immunology.
Biomédecine.
Child.
Children-- Diseases-- Immunological aspects.
Communicable diseases in children.
Communicable diseases in children.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- Children's Health.
Infection-- drug therapy.
Infection-- immunology.
Infection in children.
Infection in children.
MEDICAL-- Pediatrics.
Sciences de la vie.
Virus diseases-- Drug therapy.
Virus diseases-- Immunology.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HEA-- 046000
K
MED-- 069000
QR
RJ
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
618
.
929
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RJ401
Book number
.
H68
2006eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
R725
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103
Class number
W1
Class number
WC
195
Book Number
AD559
v
.
582
2006
Book Number
H832
2006
System Code
clc
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Finn, Adam,1959-
Pollard, Andrew J.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity, and Infection Group.
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.