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Author:   David Isaacs
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   BMJ Books
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.835kg
ISBN:  

9781405148580

ISBN 10:   1405148586
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   22 August 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

About the authors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. 1 Evidence-based practice. 2 Rational antibiotic use. 3 Cardiac infections. 4 Cervical infections. 5 Eye infections. 6 Fever. 7 Gastrointestinal infections. 8 HIV infection. 9 Immune deficiency. 10 Meningitis and central nervous system. infections. 11 Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. 12 Respiratory infections. 13 Sexually transmitted and genital infections. 14 Skin and soft tissue infections. 15 Systemic sepsis. 16 Tropical infections and travel. 17 Urinary tract infections. 18 Viral infections. Appendix 1 Renal impairment and. antimicrobials. Appendix 2 Aminoglycosides: dosing and. monitoring blood levels. Appendix 3 Antimicrobial drug dose. recommendations. Index

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Written by experts in infectious diseases, immunology, microbiology and general pediatrics, this book is a guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the most common childhood diseases...A useful and practical text. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews Dec. 2007<!--end--> I would recommend this book for the library shelves of any paediatric unit. Personally, I will be turning frequently to this volume as a reference book for my everyday practice. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2008 Highly recommended. Paediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Author Information

David Isaacs is a senior staff physician in paediatric infectious diseases and immunology at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney and Clinical Professor of Paediatric Diseases at the University of Sydney. He has published 10 books and over 200 peer-reviewed publications. His research interests are neonatal infections, respiratory virus infections, immunisations and ethics. He also has published on medical ethics. Professor Isaacs is on multiple national and international committees on infectious diseases and immunisations and is a reviewer for the Cochrane Collaboration. Consultant Editors: Elizabeth Elliott Ruth Gilbert Virginia Moyer Michael Pichichero

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