Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IX (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Book 764)

Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Innovation for the ‘Bottom 100 Million’: Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Americas....Pages 1-12 Non-typhoidal Salmonella in Children: Microbiology, Epidemiology and Treatment....Pages 13-26 Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease....Pages 27-55 Clostridium difficile in Children: A Review of Existing and Recently Uncovered Evidence....Pages 57-72 Diarrhea Among Children in Developing Countries....Pages 73-80 Building Confidence in Vaccines....Pages 81-98 Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis....Pages 99-107 Recognition and Treatment of Chlamydial Infections from Birth to Adolescence....Pages 109-122 Treatment of Resistant Bacterial Infections in Children: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box....Pages 123-132 An Encephalitis Primer....Pages 133-140 The Evidence Behind Prophylaxis and Treatment of Wound Infection After Surgery....Pages 141-150 Infectious Risks Associated with Biologics....Pages 151-158 Cat Scratch Disease and Other Bartonella Infections....Pages 159-166 When to Think of Immunodeficiency?....Pages 167-177 Mycetoma Caused by Madurella mycetomatis : A Completely Neglected Medico-social Dilemma....Pages 179-189 Elucidation and Clinical Role of Emerging Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children....Pages 191-204 Urinary Tract Infections in Children: Microbial Virulence Versus Host Susceptibility....Pages 205-210 Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in Early Childhood....Pages 211-218 How to Get and Get Rid of Gonorrhea....Pages 219-239 Management of Severe Malaria: Results from Recent Trials....Pages 241-250 Back Matter....Pages 247-247 Course covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. This conference is being supported by several societies and is sponsored by several pharmaceutical companies, such as Aventis, Baxter, Chiron Vaccines, Wyeth, etc.