Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VII (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 697)

This 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 The value of vaccination / David E. Bloom Recent trends in global immunisation / Gustav J.V. Nossal New advances in typhoid fever vaccination strategies / Zulfiqar A. Bhutta ... [et al.] Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in resource-limited countries / Catherine M. Wilfert ... [et al.] Pneumonia in children in developing countries / Frank Shann Darwin, microbes and evolution by natural selection / E. Richard Moxon Human herpesvirus 6 / Charles G. Prober Advances in the diagnosis and management of central venous access device infections in children / Asha Bowen and Jonathan Carapetis Moraxella catarrhalis pathogen or commensal? / Christoph Aebi Anaerobic infections in children / Itzhak Brook Encephalitis diagnosis and management in the real world / Ssarah S. Long Toxic shock syndrome evolution of an emerging disease / James K. Todd Dissection of B-cell development to unravel defects in patients with a primary antibody deficiency / Mirjam van der Burg ... [et al.] Mumps is back : why is mumps eradication not working? / Noni Macdonald ... [et al.] Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections : where are we now? / Clara Thompson and Richard Whitley Rational approach to pediatric antifungal therapy / William J. Steinbach Antiviral therapy of CMV disease in children / Mike Sharland ... [et al.] Infectious hazards from pets and domestic animals / Mona Al-Dabbagh and Simon Dobson Novel technology to study co-evolution of humans and Staphylococcus aureus : consequences for interpreting the biology of colonisation and infection / Alex van Belkum A practical approach to eosinophilia in a child arriving or returning from the tropics / Penelope Bryant and Nigel Curtis. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv The Value of Vaccination....Pages 1-8 Recent Trends in Global Immunisation....Pages 9-16 New Advances in Typhoid Fever Vaccination Strategies....Pages 17-39 Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Countries....Pages 41-57 Pneumonia in Children in Developing Countries....Pages 59-75 Darwin, Microbes and Evolution by Natural Selection....Pages 77-86 Human Herpesvirus 6....Pages 87-90 Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Central Venous Access Device Infections in Children....Pages 91-106 Moraxella catarrhalis – Pathogen or Commensal?....Pages 107-116 Anaerobic Infections in Children....Pages 117-152 Encephalitis Diagnosis and Management in the Real World....Pages 153-173 Toxic Shock Syndrome – Evolution of an Emerging Disease....Pages 175-181 Dissection of B-Cell Development to Unravel Defects in Patients with a Primary Antibody Deficiency....Pages 183-196 Mumps is Back: Why is Mumps Eradication Not Working?....Pages 197-220 Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Where Are We Now?....Pages 221-230 Rational Approach to Pediatric Antifungal Therapy....Pages 231-242 Antiviral Therapy of CMV Disease in Children....Pages 243-260 Infectious Hazards from Pets and Domestic Animals....Pages 261-272 Novel Technology to Study Co-Evolution of Humans and Staphylococcus aureus : Consequences for Interpreting the Biology of Colonisation and Infection....Pages 273-288 A Practical Approach to Eosinophilia in a Child Arriving or Returning From the Tropics....Pages 289-299 Back Matter....Pages 301-318 This newest volume of "Advances in Neurobiology" deals with the Neurochemistry of disease, with chapters covering both human diseases and animal 'model' diseases