Manual of Childhood Infections

by Shingadia, Delane; Sharland, Mike; Cant, Andrew; Davies, E. Graham; Elliman, David A. C.; Esposito, Susanna; Finn, Adam

• ISBN13: 9780199573585
• ISBN10: 0199573581
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Now in its third edition, and endorsed by both the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, theManual of Childhood Infections(known by its readers asThe Blue Book) is a simple-to-use, evidence-based, and practical handbook on how to recognise, investigate and manage both common and rare infectious diseases in children and babies. The handbook is divided into two sections, the first of which is syndrome-based and covers all the key diagnosis and management features of common childhood infections, such as sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia. The second section lists specific organisms, and provides all the key points in the epidemiology, clinical features, and management for all the key infections. Each chapter includes key references for further reading and suggestions for future research. Packed with helpful tips and practical guidance, including lists of alternative diagnoses and useful tables, the handbook also features a neonatal and paediatric formulary of around 100 of the commonest used antimicrobials based on the BNF for Children, but presented in a simple easy-to-use weight based dosing regimen. Common side effects and cautions are also included. The book is aimed at both junior trainees looking after ill children and more senior colleagues who want to check their management plans, and is written for both a UK and European audience, reflecting the range of clinical practice across Europe, while being clear where the evidence base is strongest.

Table of Contents

General

Antibiotics and resistance

Antifungal drugs

Antiparasitics

Antivirals

Bone and joint infections

Cardiac infections: endocarditis

Cardiac infections: myocarditis and pericarditis

Central venous catheter infections

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Congenital infections

Conjunctivitis

Diarrhoea and vomiting

Emerging and re-emerging infections

Encephalitis

Enlarged lymph nodes

Haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

Healthcare associated infections

Hepatitis

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Immunocompromised children with infection

Infection control in community settings

Intra-abdominal infections

Invasive fungal infection

Investigating the child with possible immunodeficiency

Kawasaki disease

Laboratory diagnosis of infection

Lower respiratory tract infection

Mastoiditis, quinsy and brain abscesses

Meningitis

Neonatal infection

Ocular infections

Periodic fever syndromes

Pyrexia of unknown origin

Rash - making a diagnosis

Refugees and internationally adopted children

Sepsis syndrome

Sexually transmitted infections

Skin and soft tissue infections

Toxic shock syndrome

Trauma, bites and burns

Travelling abroad with children

The unwell child returning from abroad

Urinary tract infection

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI)

Zoonoses Specific Infections

Adenoviruses

Amoebiasis

Anaerobic infections

Arbovirus

Ascariasis

Aspergillosis

Botulism

Brucellosis

Campylobacter

Candidiasis

Cat-scratch disease

Chicken pox and Zoster

Chlamydia

Cholera

Clostridium difficile

Cryptosporidiosis

Cytomegalovirus

Diphtheria

Enteroviruses and parechoviruses

Epstein Barr virus

Escherichia coli diarrhoea

Giardiasis

Gonococcal infection

Gram negative bacteria

Haemophilus influenzae

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)

Head lice (Pediculosis)

Helicobacter pylori

Helminthiases

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Herpes Simplex Virus 1 + 2

Human Herpes Viruses 6 + 7

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Influenza and parainfluenza

Legionella

Leishmaniasis

Listeriosis

Lyme disease and other borrelioses

Malaria

Measles

Meningococcal disease

Molluscum contagiosum and other poxviruses

Mumps

Mycoplasma infections

Non Tuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) infection

Norovirus

Parvovirus

Pertussis

Plague

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Polio

Rabies

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Rotavirus

Rubella

Scabies

Schistosomiasis

Shigellosis

Staphylococcal infections including MRSA

Streptococcal infections

Syphilis

Tetanus

Threadworm

Tinea

Toxacariasis

Toxoplasmosis

Tuberculosis

Typhoid and paratyphoid (enteric) fevers

Typhus

Viral haemorrhagic fevers

Yellow fever

Yersiniosis

Appendices

The contribution of infectious diseases on neonatal and childhood deaths in England and Wales

Guidance on infection control in school and other child care settings

Immunisation of the normal and immunocompromised child

Notification and surveillance of infectious diseases

Medicine guide

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