An Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Encyclopedia of Visual Medicine Series)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: December 15, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781850709145
Subjects: Infectious & contagious diseases; Medical microbiology & virology; Paediatric medicine; in infancy & childhood; Medical; Pediatric Infectious And Parasitic Diseases; Medical / Nursing; Textbooks; Pediatrics; Microbiology; Medical / Pediatrics; Communicable Diseases; Atlases; Communicable diseases in child; Communicable diseases in children; Infection in children
First sentence: Serious infections are more common during the neonatal period than at any other time in life; this is largely a consequence of immature host defense mechanisms.