Format:
Online-Ressource (XIII, 212p. 29 illus., 18 illus. in color, digital)
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9781461402046
Series Statement:
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 719
Content:
Andrew J. Pollard
Content:
This book covers course with topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease clinical researchers, trainees, trainers, and all those who manage the research of children with infections and the children themselves. The conference is being supported by several societies and is sponsored by several pharmaceutical companies, such as Aventis, Baxter, Chiron Vaccines, Wyeth, etc. ToC reflects the scientific program found at our associated website
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Description based upon print version of record
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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VIII; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Our Time of Pestilence: Purchasing Immunity and Ignoring the Misery of Others; 1 Prisoners of Life; 2 Purchasing Health; 3 The Deceptive Language of Risk; 3.1 The Obesity Epidemic; 3.2 Influenza and Pandemic Risk; 4 Beware the Forecast Epidemic; References; Neonatal Meningitis: Can We Do Better?; 1 Incidence; 2 Aetiology; 3 Mortality and Morbidity; 4 Presentation; 5 Diagnosis; 5.1 Should an LP Only Be Performed on Symptomatic Babies?
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5.2 Should an LP Be Performed Only When Blood Cultures are Positive?5.3 Making the Diagnosis; 5.4 Other Diagnostic Issues; 5.5 Does a Delay in the Laboratory Evaluation of the CSF Affect the Results?; 5.6 What Influences the Success of Obtaining an LP?; 6 Management; 6.1 Empiric Antibiotics; 6.2 Empiric Cover for Listeria Infection; 7 What are the Predictors for a Poor Outcome?; 8 Improving the Outcome of Neonatal Meningitis; 8.1 What is the Role of New or Different Antibiotics in the Management of Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis?
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8.2 What is the Role of Other Adjunctive Therapy in the Management of Bacterial Meningitis?8.2.1 What is the Role of Immunoglobulin in Neonatal Bacterial Sepsis/Meningitis?; 8.2.2 G- or GM: CSF; 8.2.3 The Use of Corticosteroids in Meningitis; 8.2.4 What About Oral Glycerol?; 9 Prevention; 10 Conclusions; 10.1 Improving the Outcome of Neonatal Meningitis…Can We Do Better?; References; Approaches Towards Avoiding Lifelong Antiretroviral Therapy in Paediatric HIV Infection; 1 Introduction; 2 How does Paediatric HIV Infection Differ from Adult Infection?
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2.1 Rate of Disease Progression, Timing of Infection2.2 Immune Activation and HIV Disease Progression; 2.3 Control of HIV viraemia; 2.4 Thymic Activity; Immune Reconstitution on ART; 3 CD8+ T-Cell Mediated Immune Control of HIV; 3.1 CD8+ T-Cell Mediated Immune Control of HIV in Adults; 3.2 CD8+ T-Cell Mediated Immune Control of HIV in Children; 4 ART Interruption Studies; 4.1 ART Interruption Studies in HIV-Infected Adults; 4.2 ART Interruption Studies in HIV-Infected Children; 5 Conclusion; References; How Short Is Long Enough for Treatment of Bone and Joint Infection?; 1 Introduction
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2 Role of Antimicrobials3 Risk of Reoccurrence; 4 Monitoring the Course of OM, SA, and OMSA; 5 Towards Shorter Antimicrobial Courses; 6 Lessons Learned from Prospective Studies in OM, SA, and OMSA; References; What's New in Diagnostic Testing and Treatment Approaches for Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children?; 1 Introduction; 2 Epidemiology of Mycoplasma Respiratory Infections; 3 Clinical Presentation and Basis for Pathogenesis; 3.1 Respiratory Disease; 3.2 Extrapulmonary Manifestations; 4 Diagnostic Approach; 4.1 Culture; 4.2 Serology; 4.3 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests
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5 Macrolide Resistance and Treatment Alternatives
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461402039
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. ISBN 978-1-461-40203-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-0204-6
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