Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IV (eBook)

Adam Finn, Andrew J. Pollard (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2008
XII, 238 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-73960-1 (ISBN)

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Fast becoming a key text for pediatricians, this fourth outing for the Hot Topics series is once again culled from lectures given at the annual course on the subject at Keble College, Oxford. This is the first port of call for those who need to keep on top of the subject. With world-leading researchers as editors, the series has become a valuable addition to the sum of knowledge in this specialism and a resource for anyone dealing with infectious diseases in children.

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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IV contains chapters based on lectures given by speakers at the "e;Infection and Immunity in Children"e; course, held in June 2006 at Keble College, Oxford. It was the fourth annual course of this name and this is the fourth book in the series as well. Together the courses and books have become important components of the training available to paediatricians with an interest in this specialty and have become increasingly popular each year. This book covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious Disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections.Paediatric Infectious Diseases is now a recognised specialty in Europe with established training programmes and training centres, overseen by the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. This book and the course that precedes each edition will continue to play useful parts in the development and knowledge of specialists throughout the continent and beyond.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 7
Contributors 9
The Enteroviruses: An Emerging Infectious Disease? 12
Science and Society: The HIV Epidemic and South African Political Responses 27
Pathogenesis of Group A Streptococcal Infections and Their Sequelae 40
Snakes, Jellyfish and Spiders 54
Current Status of Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Development 64
New Aspects on Diagnosis and Transmission of Hepatitis B in Pediatric Patients and Pregnant Women 75
Pertussis Immunisation in Adolescents and Adults 83
Trachoma: Recent Developments 109
Gonococcal Infections in Newborns and in Adolescents 119
Management of Severe Dengue in Children 142
Human Papillomavirus Vaccines: Who Should Get Them and Why? 156
Antimicrobial Resistance among Enteric Pathogens 165
What the Paediatrician Needs to Know When Pandemic Influenza Arrives in Clinical Practice 175
Lyme Disease 196
Management of Myocarditis in Children: The Current Situation 207
Therapy of Herpes Virus Infections in Children 227
Index 244
Color Plates 250

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.12.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
• Reihe/Serie: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 238 p. 43 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: AIDS • Antibiotics • emerging infectious • HIV • Infection • Infections • Infectious • infectious disease • Infectious Diseases • Vaccine
• ISBN-10: 0-387-73960-2 / 0387739602
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-73960-1 / 9780387739601