| Description |
xv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 764 |
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Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 764
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| Contents |
Innovation for the bottom 100 million: eliminating neglected tropical diseases in the Americas -- Non-typhoidal salmonella in children: microbiology, epidemiology and treatment -- Invasive fungal infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease -- Clostridium difficile in children: a review of existing and recently uncovered evidence -- Diarrhea among children in developing countries -- Building confidence in vaccines -- Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis -- Recognition and treatment of chlamydial infections from birth to adolescence -- Treatment of resistant bacterial infections in children: thinking inside and outside the box -- Encephalitis primer -- Evidence behind prophylaxis and treatment of wound infection after surgery -- Infectious risks associated with biologics -- Cat scratch disease and other Bartonella infections -- When to think of immunodeficiency? -- Mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis: a completely neglected medico-social dilemma -- Elucidation and clinical role of emerging viral respiratory tract infections in children -- Urinary tract infections in children: microbial virulence versus host susceptibility -- Preventing urinary tract infections in early childhood -- How to get and get rid of gonorrhea -- Management of severe malaria: results from recent trials |
| Summary |
This volume includes information on a wide range of diseases affecting children all over the world. It features a diverse and learned group of contributors who cover prevention, treatment, and general theory |
| Notes |
"The ninth 'Infection and Immunity in Children' (IIC) course was held in July 2011 at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, UK."--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Children -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects.
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Communicable diseases in children.
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Infection in children.
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Infection -- drug therapy.
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Infection -- immunology.
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Bacterial Infections -- drug therapy.
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Bacterial Infections -- immunology.
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Child.
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Virus Diseases -- drug therapy.
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Virus Diseases -- immunology.
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| Author |
Curtis, Nigel.
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Finn, Adam, 1959-
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Pollard, Andrew J.
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| LC no. |
2012554336 |
| ISBN |
1461447259 (hbk.) |
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9781461447252 (hbk.) |
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