Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Essentials for Practice

Section 1: Practical Aspects

1 Clinical Microbiology
2 Clinical Virology
3 Active immunization, passive immunization and chemoprophylaxis
4 Office infection control (daycare)
5 Hospital infection control
6 Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

Section 2: Signs and Symptoms

7 Chronic Abdominal Pain
8 Ataxia
9 Dysuria
10 Headache
11 Joint Complaints
12 Neck pain
13 Rash
14 Stridor
15 Wheezing

Section 3: Infections of Organ Systems

Part A Neurologic Infections

16 Meningitis
17 Encephalitis
18 Transverse mielitis
19 Movement disorders

Part B Ophthalmologic Infections

20 Conjunctivitis in the neonate
21 Conjunctivitis in the older child
22 Periorbital and orbital infections
23 Keratitis

Part C Oral Cavity and Neck Infections

24 Pharyngitis and stomatitis
25 Peritonsillar and retropharyngeal abscess
26 Cervical lymphadenitis
27 Gingival and Periodontal Infections

Part D Upper Respiratory Infections

28 Otitis media
29 Otitis externa
30 Rhinosinusitis
31 Croup

Part E Lower Respiratory Infections

32 Bronchiolitis
33 Uncomplicated pneumonia
34 Complicated pneumonia
35 Recurrent pneumonia
36 Childhood tuberculosis

Part F Cardiac Infections

37 Endocarditis
38 Myocarditis and Pericarditis
39 Acute rheumatic fever

Part G Gastrointestinal Infections

40 Gastroenteritis
41 Hepatitis
42 Antibiotic-associated diarrea

Part H Genitourinary Infections

43 Urinary tract infections
44 Pelvic inflammatory diseases

The most practice-oriented guide to diagnosing and managing infectious diseases in children!

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, Second Edition is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for successful infectious disease management. The care of the patient forms the core of this indispensable resource, which also provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, pediatric hospitalist, and pediatric nurse practitioner needs to know. The book's high-yield coverage includes detailed, yet precise overviews of specific infections and their etiology, along with proven diagnostic and management strategies that readers can incorporate into their practice right away.

Features:

• Tips that tell you what you must know--and do--at every stage of care
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis boxes
• "When to Refer" boxes, which examine all the relevant clinical considerations
• Diagnostic Tests--with a realistic emphasis on the right tests to order
• Medical Treatment coverage that includes drugs, dosages, and administration in an easy-to-read tabular format
• Convenient icons and a templated chapter design
• Numerous clinical color photos and didactic diagrams
• NEW! Clinical Pearls boxes accompany coverage of each infectious disease
• Updated treatment guidelines and protocols from the CDC

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