num_pages: 320
description: This handbook provides an authoritative summary of the important childhood infections and gives simple, practical advice on current immunization and treatment. It is aimed in particular at family practitioners, clinical medical officers, and nurses who see these infections and who carry outchildhood immunizations. It is also appropriate for pediatricians. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. The treatment of meningitis and of bone and joint infections have been added to the clinical problems; listeriosis and cryptosporidia have been added to the diseases covered.There are new sections on the handling of vaccines and on parental counseling. There is also a question and answer section on practical immunization.
language: English
title: British Paediatric Association Manual on Infections and Immunizations in Children
titlecomplete: British Paediatric Association Manual on Infections and Immunizations in Children (Oxford Medical Publications)
publisher: Oxford University Press