Feigin & Cherry's textbook of pediatric infectious diseases
By: [edited by] Ralph D. Feigin ... [et al.].
Contributors: Feigin, Ralph D., 1938-
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier; Saunders
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 3856
ISBN-13: 9781416040446
Subjects: Communicable diseases in children; Communicable Diseases; Child; Pediatrics -- methods
Other titles: Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases; Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases.
Description: The new edition of this popular reference continues to present the critical answers you need to address your most difficult clinical challenges. It explores the latest advances in the treatment of pediatric disease, equipping you with unparalleled coverage of immunology, epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. Stay on track with updates, including para- and post-infectious demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, antibiotic resistance, and molecular techniques in laboratory diagnosis -- just to name a few--enable you to put the very latest knowledge to work for your patients. Plus, as an Expert Consult title, the book comes with access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, plus links to Medline and PubMed abstracts -- providing you with rapid and easy reference from any computer! Offers unmatched, comprehensive coverage of immunology, epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more, for convenient consultation in one comprehensive reference. Organizes information both by organ system and by etiologic microorganism, enabling you to find the answers you need quickly by approaching any topic from either direction.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Textbook of pediatric infectious diseases / [edited by] Ralph D. Feigin ... [et al.]. 5th ed. c2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.