Manual of Childhood Infections

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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 Infectionswill give you all the information you need to diagnose, treat and manage every infection you are likely to encounter in children.

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Brand Saunders

Reference 33660

EAN13 9780702026263

ISBN 9780702026263

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Publication date: 2001
Issue number: 2
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 528
Dimensions (mm): 191 x 248
Weight (g): 467

CONTENTS::
Title Page
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Foreword by J Eskola
What is New in this Edition & Surveillance Notice
Part One:: General
1 Emerging and Re-emerging Infections
2 Antibiotic Resistance
3 Congenital Infections
4 Neonatal Infection
5 The Child with a Rash
6 The Child with a Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
7 The Child with an Enlarged Lymph Node
8 The Child with Septic Shock
9 The Child with Toxic Shock Syndrome
10 The Child with Bacterial Meningitis
11 The Child with Acute Encephalitis or Meningo-encephalitis
12 The Injured Child
13 The Child with an Implant Infection
14 The Child with a Bone and Joint Infection
15 The Child with an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
16 The Child with a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
17 The Child with a Cardiac Infection
18 The Child with Diarrhoea and Vomiting
19 The Child with Urinary Tract Infection
20 Management of Suspected Sexually Transmitted Infections in Prepubertal Children
21 The Child with Suspected Immune Deficiency
22 Management of the Immunocompromised Child With Infection
23 The Child with HIV Infection
24 Management of the Child with Systemic Fungal Infection
25 Immunisation of the Child with a Potentially Impaired Immune Response
26 Preparation for Travel Abroad
27 Management of the Child With an Infection Contracted Abroad
28 Refugees and Internationally Adopted Children
29 Zoonoses
30 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection
31 The Use of Antibiotics and Antivirals
32 Infection Control in Hospital
33 Infection Control in the Community

Part Two:: Specific Infections
34 Amoebiasis
35 Aspergillosis
36 Botulism (Infant and Foodborne Botulism)
37 Brucellosis
38 Burkholderia
39 Campylobacter
40 Candidiasis (Thrush, Moniliasis)
41 Cat Scratch Fever
42 Chickenpox and Herpes Zoster
43 Chlamydial Infections
44 Cholera
45 Conjunctivitis
46 Cryptosporidiosis
47 Cytomegalovirus
48 Dermatophytoses
49 Diphtheria
50 Enteroviruses
51 Escherichia Coli Diarrhoea
52 Ehrlichioses
53 Giardiasis
54 Infectious Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever)
55 Gonococcal Infection
56 Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
57 Haemophilus Influenzae Infection
58 Haemorrhagic Fevers (Viral)
59 Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
60 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
61 Helicobacter Pylori
62 Invasive Helminths Causing Multisystem Disease
63 Hepatitis A
64 Hepatitis B
65 Hepatitis C
66 Hepatitis E
67 Other Hepatitis viruses
68 Herpes Infections (Including Roseola Infantum HHV 6/7/8)
69 Influenza and Parainfluenza
70 Kawasaki Diseases
71 Legionnaires Disease
72 Leishmaniasis
73 Leptospirosis
74 Listeriosis
75 Lyme Disease and other Borreliosis
76 Malaria
77 Measles
78 Meningococcal Disease
79 Mumps
80 Nontuberculous (Atypical) Mycobacterial Disease
81 Mycoplasma Infections
82 Nits (Head Lice Pediculosis)
83 Parvovirus Infection (Fifth Disease)
84 Pertussis
85 Plague
86 Pneumocystis Carinii
87 Poliomyelitis
88 Pox Virus / Molluscum Contagiosum
89 Prion Disease
90 Rabies
91 Respiratory Syncytial Virus
92 Rickettsioses
93 Rotavirus and other Viral Enteropathies
94 Rubella
95 Salmonellosis
96 Scabies
97 Shigellosis
98 Staphylococcal Infections
99 Streptococcal Infection
100 Syphilis and Non-Venereal Treponematoses
101 Tetanus
102 Threadworms
103 Toxocariasis
104 Toxoplasmosis
105 Tuberculosis
106 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever
107 Warts and Veruccae
108 Yersiniosis

Part Three:: Appendicies
I Mortality and Morbidity from Infectious Diseases in the UK
II Neonatal Antibiotic Doses
III Antimicrobials for the Infant and Child
IV Notifiable Diseases
V Exclusion Periods
VI Immunisation against Infectious Diseases
Further Reading and Websites
Index