Hot topics in infection and immunity in children IV ; ["Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held in June 2006 at Keble College, Oxford

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IV contains chapters based on lectures given by speakers at the "Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held in June 2006 at Keble College, Oxford. It was the fourth annual course of this name and this is the fourth book in the series as well. Together the courses and books have become important components of the training available to paediatricians with an interest in this specialty and have become increasingly popular each year. This book covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious Disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. Paediatric Infectious Diseases is now a recognised specialty in Europe with established training programmes and training centres, overseen by the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. This book and the course that precedes each edition will continue to play useful parts in the development and knowledge of specialists throughout the continent and beyond. The editors of this volume Dr. Andrew Pollard, Dr. George McCracken, and Dr. Adam Finn are all leaders in the fields of paediatric medicine and infectious disease. The Enteroviruses : An Emerging Infectious Disease? The Real, The Speculative, And The Really Speculative / Mark J. Abzug -- Science And Society : The Hiv Epidemic And South African Political Responses / Hoosen Coovadia And Imraan Coovadia -- Pathogenesis Of Group A Streptococcal Infections And Their Sequelae / Madeleine W. Cunningham -- Snakes, Jellyfish, And Spiders / Bart J. Currie -- Current Status Of Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Development / James B. Dale -- New Aspects On Diagnosis And Transmission Of Hepatitis B In Pediatric Patients And Pregnant Women / Robert A. De Man, Annemiek Van Der Eijck, And Irene Veldhuijzen -- Pertussis Immunisation In Adolescents And Adults / Ulrich Heininger -- Trachoma : Recent Developments / David Mabey -- Gonococcal Infections In Newborns And In Adolescents / Noni Macdonald, Tim Mailman, And Shalini Desai -- Management Of Severe Dengue In Children / Christopher Moxon And Bridget Wills -- Human Papillomavirus Vaccines : Who Should Get Them And Why? / Stéphane Paulus And Simon Dobson -- Antimicrobial Resistance Among Enteric Pathogens / Larry K. Pickering -- What The Paediatrician Needs To Know When Pandemic Influenza Arrives In Clinical Practice / Nicole Ritz And Nigel Curtis -- Lyme Disease / Eugene D. Shapiro -- Management Of Myocarditis In Children : The Current Situation / Brigitte Stiller -- Therapy Of Herpes Virus Infections In Children / Richard J. Whitley. Adam Finn, Andrew J. Pollard, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xi The Enteroviruses: An Emerging Infectious Disease? The Real, the Speculative and the Really Speculative....Pages 1-15 Science and Society: The HIV Epidemic and South African Political Responses....Pages 16-28 Pathogenesis of Group A Streptococcal Infections and Their Sequelae....Pages 29-42 Snakes, Jellyfish and Spiders....Pages 43-52 Current Status of Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Development....Pages 53-63 New Aspects on Diagnosis and Transmission of Hepatitis B in Pediatric Patients and Pregnant Women....Pages 64-71 Pertussis Immunisation in Adolescents and Adults....Pages 72-97 Trachoma: Recent Developments....Pages 98-107 Gonococcal Infections in Newborns and in Adolescents....Pages 108-130 Management of Severe Dengue in Children....Pages 131-144 Human Papillomavirus Vaccines: Who Should Get Them and Why?....Pages 145-153 Antimicrobial Resistance among Enteric Pathogens....Pages 154-163 What the Paediatrician Needs to Know When Pandemic Influenza Arrives in Clinical Practice....Pages 164-184 Lyme Disease....Pages 185-195 Management of Myocarditis in Children: The Current Situation....Pages 196-215 Therapy of Herpes Virus Infections in Children....Pages 216-232 Back Matter....Pages 233-238 Fast becoming a key text for pediatricians, this fourth outing for the Hot Topics series is once again culled from lectures given at the annual course on the subject at Keble College, Oxford. This is the first port of call for those who need to keep on top of the subject. With world-leading researchers as editors, the series has become a valuable addition to the sum of knowledge in this specialism and a resource for anyone dealing with infectious diseases in children.