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"The Manual of Childhood Infections" gives detailed information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections likely to be encountered in the UK and abroad. This is followed by comprehensive guidance on the clinical management of these infections and on steps to be taken to control the infection and prevent future cases. Prepared by a team of clinicians commissioned by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health, and with the endorsement of the Royal College, the "Manual of Childhood Infections" will give you all the information you need to diagnose, treat and manage every infection you are likely to encounter in children.
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CONTENTS: Title Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword by J Eskola What is New in this Edition & Surveillance Notice Part One: General 1 Emerging and Re-emerging Infections 2 Antibiotic Resistance 3 Congenital Infections 4 Neonatal Infection 5 The Child with a Rash 6 The Child with a Pyrexia of Unknown Origin 7 The Child with an Enlarged Lymph Node 8 The Child with Septic Shock 9 The Child with Toxic Shock Syndrome 10 The Child with Bacterial Meningitis 11 The Child with Acute Encephalitis or Meningo-encephalitis 12 The Injured Child 13 The Child with an Implant Infection 14 The Child with a Bone and Joint Infection 15 The Child with an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection 16 The Child with a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection 17 The Child with a Cardiac Infection 18 The Child with Diarrhoea and Vomiting 19 The Child with Urinary Tract Infection 20 Management of Suspected Sexually Transmitted Infections in Prepubertal Children 21 The Child with Suspected Immune Deficiency 22 Management of the Immunocompromised Child With Infection 23 The Child with HIV Infection 24 Management of the Child with Systemic Fungal Infection 25 Immunisation of the Child with a Potentially Impaired Immune Response 26 Preparation for Travel Abroad 27 Management of the Child With an Infection Contracted Abroad 28 Refugees and Internationally Adopted Children 29 Zoonoses 30 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection 31 The Use of Antibiotics and Antivirals 32 Infection Control in Hospital 33 Infection Control in the Community Part Two: Specific Infections 34 Amoebiasis 35 Aspergillosis 36 Botulism (Infant and Foodborne Botulism) 37 Brucellosis 38 Burkholderia 39 Campylobacter 40 Candidiasis (Thrush, Moniliasis) 41 Cat Scratch Fever 42 Chickenpox and Herpes Zoster 43 Chlamydial Infections 44 Cholera 45 Conjunctivitis 46 Cryptosporidiosis 47 Cytomegalovirus 48 Dermatophytoses 49 Diphtheria 50 Enteroviruses 51 Escherichia Coli Diarrhoea 52 Ehrlichioses 53 Giardiasis 54 Infectious Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever) 55 Gonococcal Infection 56 Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome 57 Haemophilus Influenzae Infection 58 Haemorrhagic Fevers (Viral) 59 Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease 60 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome 61 Helicobacter Pylori 62 Invasive Helminths Causing Multisystem Disease 63 Hepatitis A 64 Hepatitis B 65 Hepatitis C 66 Hepatitis E 67 Other Hepatitis viruses 68 Herpes Infections (Including Roseola Infantum HHV 6/7/8) 69 Influenza and Parainfluenza 70 Kawasaki Diseases 71 Legionnaires Disease 72 Leishmaniasis 73 Leptospirosis 74 Listeriosis 75 Lyme Disease and other Borreliosis 76 Malaria 77 Measles 78 Meningococcal Disease 79 Mumps 80 Nontuberculous (Atypical) Mycobacterial Disease 81 Mycoplasma Infections 82 Nits (Head Lice Pediculosis) 83 Parvovirus Infection (Fifth Disease) 84 Pertussis 85 Plague 86 Pneumocystis Carinii 87 Poliomyelitis 88 Pox Virus / Molluscum Contagiosum 89 Prion Disease 90 Rabies 91 Respiratory Syncytial Virus 92 Rickettsioses 93 Rotavirus and other Viral Enteropathies 94 Rubella 95 Salmonellosis 96 Scabies 97 Shigellosis 98 Staphylococcal Infections 99 Streptococcal Infection 100 Syphilis and Non-Venereal Treponematoses 101 Tetanus 102 Threadworms 103 Toxocariasis 104 Toxoplasmosis 105 Tuberculosis 106 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever 107 Warts and Veruccae 108 Yersiniosis Part Three: Appendicies I Mortality and Morbidity from Infectious Diseases in the UK II Neonatal Antibiotic Doses III Antimicrobials for the Infant and Child IV Notifiable Diseases V Exclusion Periods VI Immunisation against Infectious Diseases Further Reading and Websites Index
