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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VIII

  • Nigel Curtis
  • Adam Finn
  • Andrew J. Pollard
Book

Part of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology book series (AEMB, volume 719)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Our Time of Pestilence: Purchasing Immunity and Ignoring the Misery of Others
    Philip Alcabes
    Pages 1-9
  3. Neonatal Meningitis: Can We Do Better?
    Paul T. Heath, Ifeanyichukwu O. Okike, Clarissa Oeser
    Pages 11-24
  4. Approaches Towards Avoiding Lifelong Antiretroviral Therapy in Paediatric HIV Infection
    Philip J. R. Goulder, Andrew J. Prendergast
    Pages 25-37
  5. How Short Is Long Enough for Treatment of Bone and Joint Infection?
    Markus Pääkkönen, Heikki Peltola
    Pages 39-46
  6. What’s New in Diagnostic Testing and Treatment Approaches for Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children?
    Ken B. Waites
    Pages 47-57
  7. Pigs, Poultry, and Pandemic Influenza: How Zoonotic Pathogens Threaten Human Health
    Thijs Kuiken, Ron Fouchier, Guus Rimmelzwaan, Judith van den Brand, Debby van Riel, Albert Osterhaus
    Pages 59-66
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  8. Kingella kingae Infections in Children: An Update
    Inbal Weiss-Salz, Pablo Yagupsky
    Pages 67-80
  9. Influenza Pandemics
    Ruth Elderfield, Wendy Barclay
    Pages 81-103
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  10. Management of Shunt Related Infections
    Mona Al-Dabbagh, Simon Dobson
    Pages 105-115
  11. Nontuberculous Lymphadenopathy in Children: Using the Evidence to Plan Optimal Management
    Julia E. Clark
    Pages 117-121
  12. Pediatric Brucellosis: An (Almost) Forgotten Disease
    Pablo Yagupsky
    Pages 123-132
  13. Q Fever: Still More Queries than Answers
    Corine E. Delsing, Adilia Warris, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers
    Pages 133-143
  14. Rickettsioses in Children: A Clinical Approach
    Emmanouil Galanakis, Maria Bitsori
    Pages 145-162
  15. What is the Evidence Behind Recommendations for Infection Control?
    Christina Gagliardo, Lisa Saiman
    Pages 163-169
  16. What Do We Know About How to Treat Tuberculosis?
    Ben J. Marais
    Pages 171-184
  17. Bacterial Meningitis in Childhood
    Manish Sadarangani, Andrew J. Pollard
    Pages 185-199
  18. Mycobacterium marinum Infection
    Marc Tebruegge, Nigel Curtis
    Pages 201-210
  19. Back Matter
    Pages 211-212
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About this book

Introduction

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 here: http://www.oxfordiic.org/#course

Keywords

Antibiotics Childhood Disease Infectious Disease Vaccines Viruses

Editors and affiliations

  • Nigel Curtis
    • 1
  • Adam Finn
    • 2
  • Andrew J. Pollard
    • 3
  1. 1.Royal Children's Hosp., Dept. PaediatricsUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleAustralia
  2. 2.Institute of Child Life and Health, UBHT Education CentreUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
  3. 3.University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom

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