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Sixth Edition
By
Jack Remington, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Marcus A.
Krupp Research Chair and Chairman, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation,
Palo Alto, CA
Jerome Klein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Vice-Chairman for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics, Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Boston, MA
Carol Baker, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Christopher Wilson, MD, Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Description
Written and edited by the leading authorities in the field, the revised 6th edition of this authoritative reference provides the most
up to date and complete guidance on infectious diseases of the fetus and newborn. Together they provide definitive coverage of microbiology,
pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis of infections acquired in utero, during delivery, and in the early months
of life in both premature and term infants.
Audience
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialists, General Pediatricians, General ID Specialists
Contents
I. General Information
1. Current Concepts of Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant
2. Neonatal Infections:
A Global Perspective
3. Obstetric Factors Associated with Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant
4. Developmental Immunology
and Role of Host Defenses in Fetal and Neonatal Susceptibility to Infection
5. Human Milk
II. Bacterial Infections
6.
Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis
7. Bacterial Infections of the Respiratory Tract
8. Bacterial Infections of the Bones
and Joints
9. Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract
10. Focal Bacterial Infections
11. Chlamydia Infections
12.
Gonococcal Infections
13. Group B Streptococcal Infections
14. Listeriosis
15. Lyme Disease
16. Mycoplasmal
Infections
17. Staphylococcal Infections
18. Syphilis
19. Tuberculosis
20. Microorganisms Responsible
for Neonatal Diarrhea
III. Viral Infections
21. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the Infant
22. Chickenpox, Measles, and Mumps
23. Cytomegalovirus Infections
24. Enterovirus and Parechovirus Infections
25. Hepatitis
26. Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
27. Human Parvovirus Infections
28. Rubella
29.
Smallpox and Vaccinia
30. Less Common Viral Infections
IV. Protozoan, Helminth, and Fungal Infections
31.
Toxoplasmosis
32. Less Common Protozoan and Helminth Infections
33. Candidiasis
34. Less Common Fungal Infections
(Including Pneumocystis)
V. Diagnosis and Management
35. Infections Acquired in the Nursery: Epidemiology
and Control
36. Laboratory Aids for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
37. Clinical Pharmacology of Antibacterial Agents
Index
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 1328 pages, publication date: SEP-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-0537-1
ISBN-10: 0-7216-0537-0
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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