Written by two world-renowned experts this leading text has been thoroughly updated to bring you even more contemporary and topical information.
Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant,
Fifth Edition offers the very latest guidelines and considerations for treatment and prevention when caring for your patients.
You will find a more international focus within the pages of anew chapter dedicated to the burden of disease affecting the foetus and newborn child in developing countries.
Each chapter offers an extensive list of references and worldwide sources. The disease chapters also include a description of the microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and prognosis of each disease.
Whatever your speciality this book is sure to offer you the latest information to assist you with the care your patients.
CONTENTS:
Current Concepts of Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant. Developmental Immunology and Role of Host Defenses in Neonatal Susceptibility to Infection. Neonatal Infections:
A Global Perspective. Human Milk. Toxoplasmosis. Rubella. Cytomegalovirus. Herpes Simplex Virus Infections. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the Infant. Enteroviruses. Lyme Disease. Syphilis. Chickenpox, Measles, and Mumps. Mycoplasmal Infections. Chlamydia. Human Parvovirus B19. Fungal Infections. Other Viral Infections of the Fetus and Newborn. Protozoan and Helminth Infections. Hepatitis. Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis. Bacterial Infections of the Respiratory T ract. Bacterial Infections of the Bones and Joints. Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract. Focal Bacterial Infections. Group B Streptococcal Infections. Listeriosis.
Tuberculosis. Gonococcal Infection. Staphylococcal Infections. Microorganisms Responsible for Neonatal Diarrhea. Laboratory Aids for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis. Obstetric F actors Associated with Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant. Infections Acquired in the Nursery: Epidemiology and Control.