Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Disease: Neonatology Questions and Controversies: Expert Consult - Online and Print (Neonatology: Questions & Controversies)

Hematology, Immunology And Infectious Disease, A Volume In Dr. Polin's Neonatology: Questions And Controversies Series, Offers Expert Authority On Some Of The Toughest Challenges You Face In Your Practice. This Medical Reference Book Will Help You Provide Better Evidence-based Care And Improve Patient Outcomes With Research On The Latest Advances. Reconsider How You Handle Difficult Practice Issues With Coverage That Addresses These Topics Head On And Offers Opinions From The Leading Experts In The Field, Supported By Evidence Whenever Possible. Find Information Quickly And Easily With A Consistent Chapter Organization. Get The Most Authoritative Advice Available From World-class Neonatologists Who Have The Inside Track On New Trends And Developments In Neonatal Care. Purchase Each Volume Individually, Or Get The Entire 6-volume Set, Which Includes Online Access That Allows You To Search Across All Titles! Updated Information On Stem Cells For The Neonatologist -- Current Issues In The Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Neonatal Thrombocytropenia -- Role Of Recombinant Leukocyte Colony-stimulating Factors In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -- Nonhematopoietic Effects Of Erythropoietin -- Why, When, And How Should We Provide Red Cell Transfusions And Erythropoiesis-stimulating Agents To Support Red Cell Mass In Neonates? -- Diagnosis And Treatment Of Immune-mediated And Non-immune-mediated Hemolytic Disease Of The Newborn -- Hematology And Immunology: Coagulation Disorders -- A Practical Approach To The Neutropenic Neonate -- What Evidence Supports Dietary Interventions To Prevent Infant Food Hypersensitivity And Allergy? -- Maternally Mediated Nenonatal Autoimmunity -- Cmv: Diagnosis, Treatment, And Considerations On Vaccine-mediated Prevention -- Neonatal T Cell Immunity And Its Regulation By Innate Immunity And Dendritic Cells -- Breast Milk And Viral Infection -- Probiotics For The Prevention Of Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Preterm Neonates -- The Ureplasma Conundrum: Should We Look Or Ignore? -- Control Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -- Neonatal Fungal Infections -- The Use Of Biomarkers For Detection Of Early-and Late-onset Neonatal Sepsis -- Chorioamnionitis And Its Effects On The Fetus/neonate: Emerging Issues And Controversies. [edited By] Robin K. Ohls, Akhil Maheshwari ; Consulting Editor, Richard A. Polin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Series page , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributors , Pages v-viii , Jennifer L. Armstrong-Wells, Nader Bishara, L. Vandy Black, Suresh B. Boppana, Catalin S. Buhimschi, Irina A. Buhimschi, Robert D. Christensen, Misti Ellsworth, Björn Fischler, Marianne Forsgren, Peta L. Grigsby, Sandra E. Juul, David B. Lewis, Akhil Maheshwari, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Cynthia T. McEvoy, Neelufar Mozaffarian, Lars Navér, Robin K. Ohls, David A. Osborn, et al. Series Foreword , Page ix , Richard A. Polin Preface , Page xi , Robin K. Ohls, Akhil Maheshwari Chapter 1 - Updated Information on Stem Cells for the Neonatologist , Pages 1-13 , Nutan Prasain, Mervin C. Yoder Jr. Chapter 2 - Current Issues in the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Neonatal Thrombocytopenia , Pages 15-36 , Matthew A. Saxonhouse, Martha C. Sola-Visner Chapter 3 - The Role of Recombinant Leukocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit , Pages 37-47 , Robert D. Christensen Chapter 4 - Nonhematopoietic Effects of Erythropoietin , Pages 49-56 , Christopher Traudt, Sandra E. Juul Chapter 5 - Why, When, and How Should We Provide Red Cell Transfusions and Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents to Support Red Cell Mass in Neonates? , Pages 57-74 , Robin K. Ohls Chapter 6 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune-Mediated and Non–Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn , Pages 75-88 , Shrena Patel Chapter 7 - Hematology and Immunology: Coagulation Disorders , Pages 89-95 , Jennifer L. Armstrong-Wells, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson Chapter 8 - A Practical Approach to the Neutropenic Neonate , Pages 97-110 , Akhil Maheshwari, L. Vandy Black Chapter 9 - What Evidence Supports Dietary Interventions to Prevent Infant Food Hypersensitivity and Allergy? , Pages 111-127 , David A. Osborn, John K.H. Sinn Chapter 10 - Maternally Mediated Neonatal Autoimmunity , Pages 129-170 , Neelufar Mozaffarian, Elizabeth A. Shaw, Anne M. Stevens Chapter 11 - CMV: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Considerations on Vaccine-Mediated Prevention , Pages 171-188 , Shannon A. Ross, Suresh B. Boppana Chapter 12 - Neonatal T Cell Immunity and Its Regulation by Innate Immunity and Dendritic Cells , Pages 189-217 , David B. Lewis Chapter 13 - Breast Milk and Viral Infection , Pages 219-235 , Marianne Forsgren, Björn Fischler, Lars Navér Chapter 14 - Probiotics for the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates , Pages 237-251 , Simon Pirie, Sanjay Patole Chapter 15 - The Ureaplasma Conundrum: Should We Look or Ignore? , Pages 253-267 , Robert L. Schelonka, Peta L. Grigsby, Victoria H.J. Roberts, Cynthia T. McEvoy Chapter 16 - Control of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit , Pages 269-285 , Philip Toltzis Chapter 17 - Neonatal Fungal Infections , Pages 287-302 , Misti Ellsworth, Charles R. Sims, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner Chapter 18 - The Use of Biomarkers for Detection of Early- and Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis , Pages 303-315 , Nader Bishara Chapter 19 - Chorioamnionitis and Its Effects on the Fetus/Neonate: Emerging Issues and Controversies , Pages 317-334 , Irina A. Buhimschi, Catalin S. Buhimschi Index , Pages 335-345 Offers information about the most controversial hematology, immunology, and infectious disease challenges you face in your practice. This book confidently tackles these subjects and gives seasoned advice on various diagnostic and treatment strategies using evidence-based medicine wherever possible.