Hot topics in infection and immunity in children.
By: edited by Andrew J. Pollard and Adam Finn.
Contributors: Pollard, Andrew J.; Finn, Adam, 1959-; British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity, and Infection Group.; European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.; University of Oxford. Dept. of Paediatrics.
Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology,; v. 568
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Infection in children; Children -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects; Communicable diseases in children; Infection -- drug therapy -- Child; Infection -- immunology -- Child; Bacterial Infections -- drug therapy -- Child; Bacterial Infections -- immunology -- Child; Virus Diseases -- drug therapy -- Child; Virus Diseases -- immunology -- Child
Other titles: Hot topics in infection and immunity in children
Description: "Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity II provides a current view from leading experts concerning the hottest topics of concern to clinicians caring for children with infections. The book brings together a collection of manuscripts from a faculty of authors of international standing who contributed to a course in Paediatric Infection and Immunity in Oxford, UK in June 2004."--publisher description (LoC)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Published in association with the British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group (BPAIIG), the European Society for Infectious Diseases (ESPID), and the Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford.
"This book is based on the course "Infection and Immunity in Children 2004" which was held at Keble College Oxford, UK in June 2004. This is the second book in this series covering topics in infection and immunity during childhood"--P. v.
Table of contents: title: Emerging infections and children: influenza and acute necrotizing encephalopathy / Sarah S. Long; title: Chickenpox party or varicella vaccine? / Sophie Hambleton and Ann M. Arvin; title: The ABC of Epstein-Barr virus infections / Upton D. Allen; title: The immune response to viral lower respiratory tract infection / Caroline A. Lindemans and Jan L.L. Kimpen; title: Chronic granulomatous disease: from genetic defect to clinical presentation / Johan Bylund, David Goldblatt, and David P. Speert; title: Novel primary immunodeficiencies / Capucine Picard and Jean-Laurent Casanova; title: Periodic fever / Sarah S. Long; title: BCG vaccine / Stephen Sze Shing Teo and Delane Shingadia; title: Helminth infections of children: prospects for control / Peter J. Hotez ... [et al.]; title: Rabies on the doorstep / David A. Warrell; title: Prevention of typhoid fever / Myron M. Levine and Philippe Lepage; title: Dexamethasone in the treatment of pediatric bacterial meningitis In developing countries: is it beneficial? / Elizabeth Molyneux; title: Should dexamethasone be part of routine therapy of bacterial meningitis in industrialised countries? / Peter McIntyre; title: How to interpret a CSF: the art and the science / Tom Connell and Nigel Curtis; title: Reverse vaccinology and vaccines for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis / Dominic F. Kelly and Rino Rappuoli.