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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Emerging Infections and Children: Influenza and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy. - Chickenpox Party or Varicella Vaccine? . - The ABC of Epstein-Barr Virus 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 Vaccine. - Helminth Infections of Children: Prospects for Control. - Rabies on the Doorstep. - Prevention of Typhoid Fever. - Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Pediatric 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.