Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease

by Long, Sarah S.

• ISBN13: 9780443066870
• ISBN10: 0443066876
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-24
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Quickly find the data you need to understand a clinical problem, diagnose it correctly, and provide appropriate management! This reference offers the latest need-to-know information thanks to an easy-to-access format...allowing you to spend more time with your patients and less time searching for answers. A whos who of authorities from around the world provide you with the practical knowledge you need to diagnose and manage your patients effectively. An organization by clinical presentation, pathogen, or type of host lets you approach each case from any direction. A new four-color design equips you to find the guidance you need more easily. Twice as many illustrations as the previous edition enhance visual reference. Coverage of the latest issues shaping todays practice enables you to stay absolutely current. A bonus CD-ROM allows you to incorporate the color illustrations into your electronic presentations.

Table of Contents

Understanding, Controlling, and Preventing Infectious Diseases

Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases

Principles of Epidemiology and Public Health

Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control

Infections Associated with Group Childcare

Infectious Diseases in Refugee and Internationally Adopted Children

Bioterrorism

Prevention of Infectious Diseases

Passive Immunization

Active Immunization

Chemoprophylaxis

Protection of Travelers

Host Defenses Against Infectious Diseases

Immunologic Development and Susceptibility to Infection

Fever and the Inflammatory Response

Clinical Syndromes and Cardinal Features of Infectious Diseases: Approach to Diagnosis and Initial Management

Fever, Bacteremia, and Septicemia

The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Sepsis, and Septic Shock

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome

Cardinal Symptom Complexes

Mucocutaneous Symptom Complexes

Fever Without Localizing Signs

Prolonged, Recurrent, and Periodic Fever Syndromes

Lymphatic System and Generalized Lymphadenopathy

Cervical Lymphadenitis and Neck Infections

Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy

Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Lymphadenopathy

Localized Lymphadenitis, Lymphadenopathy, and Lymphangitis

Respiratory Tract Symptom Complexes

Abdominal Symptom Complexes

Neurologic Symptom Complexes

Musculoskeletal Symptom Complexes

Oral Infections and Upper and Middle Respiratory Tract Infections

Infections of the Oral Cavity

The Common Cold

Pharyngitis

Infections Related to the Upper and Middle Airways

Otitis Media

Otitis Externa and Malignant Otitis Externa

Mastoiditis

Sinusitis

Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Bronchiolitis

Acute Pneumonia and its Complications

Persistent and Recurrent Pneumonia

Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised Host

Cardiac and Vascular Infections

Endocarditis and Intravascular Infections

Myocarditis

Pericarditis

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