Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VI / Edition 1

by Adam Finn, Nigel Curtis, Andrew J. Pollard

Overview

This book examines various aspects of paediatric infectious diseases. Each chapter is based on a lecture given at the sixth "Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held at the end of June 2008 at Keble College, Oxford.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441909800
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	12/10/2009
Series:	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology , #659
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Infections in the Immunocompromised.-
Host Biomarkers and Paediatric Infectious Diseases: From Molecular Profiles to Clinical Application.-
The Epidemiology and Management of Non Typhoidal Salmonella Infections.-
Where does Campylobacter Come From? A molecular odyssey.-
Why Are Some Babies Still Being Infected With HIV in the U.K.?-
The Use and Abuse of Antibiotics and the Development of Antibiotic Resistance.-
Vaccination against Varicella: What’s the Point?-
What Can We Learn from the Retina in Severe Malaria?. Epidemiology and Prevention of Neonatal Candidiasis: Fluconazole for all Neonates?-
Current Status of Treatment of Hepatitis B in Children.-
Treatment of Neonatal Fungal Infections.-
Malaria in Pregnancy and the Newborn.-
Adenovirus Infection in the Immunocompromised Host.-
Strategies for Global Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection.