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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IX

  • Includes information on a wide range of diseases affecting children all over the world
  • Features a diverse and learned group of contributors
  • Covers prevention, treatment, and general theory
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 764)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1
  2. Innovation for the ‘Bottom 100 Million’: Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Americas

    • Peter J. Hotez, Eric Dumonteil, Michael J. Heffernan, Maria E. Bottazzi
    Pages 1-12
  3. Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease

    • Stefanie Henriet, Paul E. Verweij, Steven M. Holland, Adilia Warris
    Pages 27-55
  4. Clostridium difficile in Children: A Review of Existing and Recently Uncovered Evidence

    • Oliver Morris, Marc Tebruegge, Ann Pallett, Steve M. Green, Andrew D. Pearson, Andrew Tuck et al.
    Pages 57-72
  5. Building Confidence in Vaccines

    • Jennifer C. Smith, Mary Appleton, Noni E. MacDonald
    Pages 81-98
  6. Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis

    • Marion R. Roderick, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan
    Pages 99-107
  7. An Encephalitis Primer

    • Dominic Kelly
    Pages 133-140
  8. Infectious Risks Associated with Biologics

    • David Isaacs
    Pages 151-158
  9. Cat Scratch Disease and Other Bartonella Infections

    • Kenneth M. Zangwill
    Pages 159-166
  10. When to Think of Immunodeficiency?

    • Andrew Cant, Alexandra Battersby
    Pages 167-177
  11. Mycetoma Caused by Madurella mycetomatis: A Completely Neglected Medico-social Dilemma

    • Alex Van Belkum, Ahmed Fahal, Wendy W.J. van de Sande
    Pages 179-189
  12. Elucidation and Clinical Role of Emerging Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

    • Ronald de Groot, Inge Ahout, Gerben Ferwerda
    Pages 191-204
  13. Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in Early Childhood

    • Gabrielle J. Williams, Jonathan C. Craig, Jonathan R. Carapetis
    Pages 211-218
  14. How to Get and Get Rid of Gonorrhea

    • Jennifer C. Smith, Tim Mailman, Noni E. MacDonald
    Pages 219-239

About this book

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity IX

Reviews

From the reviews:

“Intended for trainees and practitioners in the field of pediatric infectious diseases and immunology, the book is appropriate for both clinicians and researchers. … This is a useful collection of review articles that provides timely communications on hot topics, as intended. For students, physicians, and microbiologists, it will supplement textbooks and stimulate discussions and research in the fields of immunology and pediatric infectious diseases.” (Kari A. Simonsen, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Children's Hospital, Dept. Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Nigel Curtis

  • Institute of Child Life and Health, UBHT Education Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Adam Finn

  • University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Andrew J. Pollard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IX

  • Editors: Nigel Curtis, Adam Finn, Andrew J. Pollard

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4726-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4725-2Published: 11 December 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4618-1Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4726-9Published: 12 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 252

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacy, Virology, Microbiology, Pathology

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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