PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. ESSENTIALS FOR PRACTICE. 2ND EDITION

• Section 1 Practical Aspects
1Clinical Microbiology
2Clinical Virology
3Active immunization, passive immunization and chemoprophylaxis
4Office infection control (daycare)
5Hospital infection control
6Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
• Section 2 Signs and Symptoms
7Chronic Abdominal Pain
8Ataxia
9Dysuria
10Headache
11Joint Complaints
12Neck pain
13Rash
14Stridor
15Wheezing
• Section 3 Infections of Organ SystemsPart ANeurologicInfections
16Meningitis
17Encephalitis
18Transverse myelitis
19Movement disorders
• Part B Ophthalmologic Infections
20Conjunctivitis in the neonate
21Conjunctivitis in the older child
22Periorbital and orbital infections
23Keratitis
• Part C Oral Cavity and Neck Infections
24Pharyngitis and stomatitis
25Peritonsillar and retropharyngeal abscess
26Cervical lymphadenitis
27Gingival and Periodontal Infections
• Part D Upper Respiratory Infections
28Otitis media
29Otitis externa
30Rhinosinusitis
31Croup
• Part E Lower Respiratory Infections
32Bronchiolitis
33Uncomplicated pneumonia
34Complicated pneumonia
35Recurrent pneumonia
36Childhood tuberculosis
• Part F Cardiac Infections
37Endocarditis
38Myocarditis and Pericarditis
39Acute rheumatic fever
• Part GGastrointestinal Infections
40Gastroenteritis
41Hepatitis
42Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
• Part H Genitourinary Infections
43Urinary tract infections
44Pelvic inflammatory diseases

The most practice-oriented guide to diagnosing and managing infectious diseases in children
Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, Second Edition is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for successful infectious disease management. The care of the patient forms the core of this indispensable resource, which also provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, pediatric hospitalist, and pediatric nurse practitioner needs to know. The book's high-yield coverage includes detailed, yet precise overviews of specific infections and their etiology, along with proven diagnostic and management strategies that readers can incorporate into their practice right away.

FEATURES:
• Tips that tell you what you must know--and do--at every stage of care
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis boxes
• "When to Refer" boxes, which examine all the relevant clinical considerations
• Diagnostic Tests--with a realistic emphasis on the right tests to order
• Medical Treatment coverage that includes drugs, dosages, and administration in an easy-to-read tabular format
• Convenient icons and a templated chapter design
• Numerous clinical color photos and didactic diagrams
• NEW! Clinical Pearls boxes accompany coverage of each infectious disease
• Updated treatment guidelines and protocols from the CDC
• If you are in need of an up-to-date, clinically relevant guide to treating infectious diseases in pediatric patients, your search ends here.