Neonatology Questions and Controversies. Infectious Disease, Immunology, and Pharmacology

Part 1- Infectious Disease

 

1. Management of the Asymptomatic Newborn at Risk for Sepsis

2. Empirical Therapy for Neonatal Sepsis

3. When and How to Treat Neonatal CMV infections

4. Neonatal Herpes simplex Virus Infection

5. Antibiotic Stewardship

6. Candida Prophylaxis

7. Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Evaluation of Invasive Candida Infections

8. When to Perform Lumbar Puncture in Infants at Risk for Meningitis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

9. Biomarkers in Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis

10. Congenital Zika Syndrome

 

 

Part 2- Pharmacology

 

11. Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Neonates

12. Neonatal Pharmacogenetics

13. Antibiotic Considerations for Necrotizing Enterocolitis

14. Antibiotic Dosing Considerations for Term and Preterm Infants

15. Antifungal Dosing Considerations for Term and Preterm Infants

16. Antiviral Dosing Considerations for Term and Preterm Infants

17. Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Neonates

18. Neuroprotective Therapies in Neonates

19. Pharmacologic Therapy for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

20. Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux in Neonates

Dr. Richard Polin’s Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the toughest challenges facing physicians and care providers in clinical practice, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today’s practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient.

 

 

AUTHORS

William Benitz

Affiliations and expertise
University - Emeritus faculty, Department: Pediatrics - Neonatology, Position: Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line, Division of Neonatal Medicine

 

James L. Wynn

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology, Immunology, and Experimental Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

P. Brian Smith

Affiliations and expertise
Samuel L. Katz Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina

Richard A. Polin
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Affiliations and expertise
Director, Division of Neonatology and Perinatology, Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical College