Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children. Vol.2

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity II provides a current view from leading experts concerning the hottest topics of concern to clinicians caring for children with infections. The book brings together a collection of manuscripts from a faculty of authors of international standing who contributed to a course in Paediatric Infection and Immunity in Oxford, UK in June 2004.

List of contents

Emerging Infections and Children: Influenza.- Chickenpox Party or Varicella Vaccine?- The ABC of Epstein-BarrVirus Infections.- The Immune Response to Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection.- Chronic Granulomatous Disease: From Genetic Defect to Clinical Presentation.- Novel Primary Immunodeficiencies.- Periodic Fever.- BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) Vaccine.- Helminth Infections of Children: Prospects For Control.- Rabies on The Doorstep.- Prevention of Typhoid Fever.- Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis In Developing Countries: Is It Beneficial?- Should Dexamethasone be Part of Routine Therapy of Bacterial Meningitis in Industrialised Countries?- How to Interpret A CSF: the Art and the Science.- Reverse Vaccinology and Vaccines for Serogroup B Neisseria Meningitidis.

Summary

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity II provides a current view from leading experts concerning the hottest topics of concern to clinicians caring for children with infections. The book brings together a collection of manuscripts from a faculty of authors of international standing who contributed to a course in Paediatric Infection and Immunity in Oxford, UK in June 2004.

Product details

• Assisted by: Finn (Editor), Finn (Editor), Adam Finn (Editor), Andre J Pollard (Editor), Andrew J Pollard (Editor), Andrew J. Pollard (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780387253411
• ISBN: 978-0-387-25341-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Weight: 495 g
• Illustrations: 27 SW-Abb., 25 Tabellen, XXX, 234 p.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; C, Immunology, Microbiology (non-medical), Pediatrics, Pathology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, microbiology, Infectious & contagious diseases, Medical microbiology & virology, infectious diseases, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Paediatric medicine, Virology, bacteria;infection;infections;vaccine;virus