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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.

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Author:   Andrew J. Pollard ,  Adam Finn
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
Volume:   568
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781441937865

ISBN 10:   1441937862
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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.

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