By
E. Graham Davies, MA, FRCP, FRCPCH, Consultant Paediatrician and Immunologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children NHS Trust, London, UK
David Elliman, Consultant in Community Child Health, St. George's Hospital, London, UK
C. Anthony Hart, MD, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Angus Nicoll, Consultant Epidemiologist, Public Health Laboratory Services, Communicable Disease Surveillance Center, London, UK
Peter Rudd, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK


Description
THE MANUAL OF CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS gives detailed information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections likely to be encountered in the UK and abroad. This is followed by comprehensive guidance on the clinical management of these infections and on steps to be taken to control the infection and prevent future cases. Prepared by a team of clinicians commissioned by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health, and with the endorsement of the Royal College, THE MANUAL OF CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS will give you all the information you need to diagnose, treat and manage every infection you are likely to encounter in children.