Editors:
- Provides detailed insight into most common and exotic pediatric infections
- Explores individual viral infections in children in depth
- Reviews existing knowledge in the light of novel and new evidence
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The purpose of this book is to provide a synthesis of the ever evolving field of pediatric viral infections. The most common and exotic pediatric viral infections are fully reviewed in this first one of a two volume set. All contributions are written by recognized experts in the field. The publication will appeal to medical microbiologists, practitioners, medical students and other health care providers with a pediatric interest. The known literature on viral infections in children is summarized and discussed in the light of changes in thinking as a result of novel and new evidence.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Pretoria, School of Medicine, Pretoria, ZA, South Africa
Robin J. Green
About the editor
Robin J Green is Director of Paediatric Services and Paediatric Pulmonology, Paediatric Intensive Care and Allergy Services at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health within the School of Medicine at the University of Pretoria. He holds a PhD and DSc, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is Past President of the College of Paediatricians of South Africa and Immediate Past Chairman of the Allergy Society of South Africa. The National Research Foundation rates him as an established researcher, specialising in paediatric pulmonology. Robin has published 130 peer-reviewed scientific publications and given over 300 national and international lectures to medical audiences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Viral Infections in Children, Volume I
Editors: Robin J. Green
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54033-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54032-0Published: 12 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85301-7Published: 28 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54033-7Published: 02 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 220
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Virology