Hot topics in infection and immunity in children.
By: Adam Finn, Nigel Curtis, Andrew J. Pollard, editors.
Contributors: Finn, Adam, 1959-; Curtis, Nigel.; Pollard, Andrew J.
Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology -- v. 634; Advances in experimental medicine and biology -- v. 634.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780387798370
Subjects: Infection -- drug therapy; Infection -- immunology; Bacterial Infections -- drug therapy; Bacterial Infections -- immunology; Child; Virus Diseases -- drug therapy; Virus Diseases -- immunology; Infection in children; Communicable diseases in children; Children -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects
Other titles: Hot topics in infection and immunity in children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Shiga-toxin producing escherichia coli and the hemolytic uremic syndrome / Christina K. Ahn, Nicholas J. Holt, Phillip I. Tarr; title: Global epidemiology of pneumococcal disease - new prospects for vaccine control / Vinicius C. Antao, William P. Hausdorff; title: Current concepts of the pathogenesis of RSV bronchiolitis / Louis Bont; title: How can we eradicate pertussis / James D. Cherry; title: Recognition and management of encephalitis in children / James D. Cherry; title: Microbiology and management of pleural empyema / Julia Clark; title: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines probe studies / Ron Dagan; title: New findings in primary immunodeficiency / Andrew R. Gennery, Andrew J. Cant; title: Routine use of influenza vaccine / David Isaacs; title: Challenges in the evaluation and management of bone and joint infections and the role of new antibiotics for gram positive infections / Sheldon L. Kaplan; title: Significance of serotype replacement for pneumococcal disease and antibiotic resistance / Keith P. Klugman; title: Childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis / Ben J. Marais; title: Antibiotic pipeline in pediatrics / George H. McCracken; title: Paediatric drug development and clinical trials / E. David G. McIntosh; title: Influenza in pregnancy / Shelly McNeil, Beth Halperin, Noni MacDonald; title: Febrile neutropenia in children with cancer / Stéphane Paulus, Simon Dobson; title: PANDAS syndrome / Michael E. Pichichero; title: Fever in the returned paediatric traveller / F. Andrew I. Riordan; title: Molecular diagnostics of primary immunodeficiencies / Mirjam van der Burg, Menno C. van Zelm, Jacques J.M. van Dongen; title: Human genetic resistance to malaria / Thomas N. Williams.