Main description:

The fifth edition of this best-selling Red Book (R) image companion aids in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 165 pediatric infectious diseases.

Streamline disease recognition and clinical decision-making with more than 1,350 finely detailed color images, combined with step-by-step guidance.

Featured in the Fifth Edition

Updated guidance on every pediatric infectious disease
New guidance on coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV
New Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections chapter
Images added for Chlamydia pneumoniae, hepatitis D virus, human herpesvirus 8, and more
Extensively revised Gonococcal Infections chapter and Hepatitis B chapter
New Clinical Manifestations added for human herpesvirus 8 in young children
And much more . . .

Concise text descriptions guide the reader through the diagnosis, evaluation, and essential management of each condition.

Clinical Manifestations
Etiology
Epidemiology
Diagnostic Tests
Incubation Period
Treatment

Contents:

Preface
1/Actinomycosis
2/Adenovirus Infections
3/Amebiasis
4/Amebic Meningoencephalitis and Keratitis (Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species, and Balamuthia mandrillaris)
5/Anthrax
6/Arboviruses (Including Colorado tick fever, Eastern equine encephalitis, Heartland, Jamestown Canyon, Japanese encephalitis, La Crosse, Powassan, St. Louis encephalitis, tickborne encephalitis, and yellow fever viruses)
7/Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Infections
8/Ascaris lumbricoides Infections
9/Aspergillosis
10/Astrovirus Infections
11/Babesiosis
12/Bacillus cereus Infections and Intoxications
13/Bacterial Vaginosis
14/Bacteroides, Prevotella, and Other Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli Infections
15/Balantidium coli Infections (Balantidiasis)
16/Bartonella henselae (Cat-Scratch Disease)
17/Baylisascaris Infections
18/Infections With Blastocystis Species
19/Blastomycosis
20/Bocavirus
21/Borrelia Infections Other Than Lyme Disease (Relapsing Fever)
22/Brucellosis
23/Burkholderia Infections
24/Campylobacter Infections
25/Candidiasis
26/Chancroid and Cutaneous Ulcers
27/Chikungunya
28/Chlamydia pneumoniae
29/Chlamydia psittaci (Psittacosis, Ornithosis, Parrot Fever)
30/Chlamydia trachomatis
31/Botulism and Infant Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
32/Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
33/Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile)
34/Clostridium perfringens Foodborne Illness
35/Coccidioidomycosis
36/Coronaviruses, Including SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV
37/Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Infections (Cryptococcosis)
38/Cryptosporidiosis
39/Cutaneous Larva Migrans
40/Cyclosporiasis
41/Cystoisosporiasis (formerly Isosporiasis)
42/Cytomegalovirus Infection
43/Dengue
44/Diphtheria
45/Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Related Infections (Human Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, and Related Infections Attributable to Bacteria in the Family Anaplasmataceae)
46/Serious Neonatal Bacterial Infections Caused by Enterobacteriaceae (Including Septicemia and Meningitis)
47/Enterovirus (Nonpoliovirus) (Group A and B Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses, Numbered Enteroviruses)
48/Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)
49/Escherichia coli Diarrhea (Including Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome)
50/Other Fungal Diseases
51/Fusobacterium Infections (Including Lemierre Syndrome)
52/Giardia duodenalis (formerly Giardia lamblia and Giardia intestinalis) Infections (Giardiasis)
53/Gonococcal Infections
54/Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
55/Haemophilus influenzae Infections
56/Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
57/Helicobacter pylori Infections
58/Hemorrhagic Fevers Caused by Arenaviruses
59/Hemorrhagic Fevers Caused by Bunyaviruses
60/Hemorrhagic Fevers Caused by Filoviruses: Ebola and Marburg
61/Hepatitis A
62/Hepatitis B
63/Hepatitis C
64/Hepatitis D
65/Hepatitis E
66/Herpes Simplex
67/Histoplasmosis
68/Hookworm Infections (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)
69/Human Herpesviruses 6 (Including Roseola) and 7
70/Human Herpesvirus 8
71/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
72/Human Papillomaviruses
73/Influenza
74/Kawasaki Disease
75/Kingella kingae Infections
76/Legionella pneumophila Infections
77/Leishmaniasis
78/Leprosy
79/Leptospirosis
80/Listeria monocytogenes Infections (Listeriosis)
81/Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Infection)
82/Lymphatic Filariasis (Bancroftian, Malayan, and Timorian)
83/Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
84/Malaria
85/Measles
86/Meningococcal Infections
87/Human Metapneumovirus
88/Microsporidia Infections (Microsporidiosis)
89/Molluscum Contagiosum
90/Moraxella catarrhalis Infections
91/Mumps
92/Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Other Mycoplasma Species Infections
93/Nocardiosis
94/Norovirus and Sapovirus Infections
95/Onchocerciasis (River Blindness, Filariasis)
96/Paracoccidioidomycosis (Formerly Known as South American Blastomycosis)
97/Paragonimiasis
98/Parainfluenza Viral Infections
99/Parasitic Diseases
100/Parechovirus Infections
101/Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease)
102/Pasteurella Infections
103/Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
104/Pediculosis Corporis (Body Lice)
105/Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice, Crab Lice)
106/Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
107/Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
108/Pinworm Infection (Enterobius vermicularis)
109/Pityriasis Versicolor (Formerly Tinea Versicolor)
110/Plague
111/Pneumocystis jiroveci Infections
112/Poliovirus Infections
113/Polyomaviruses (BK, JC, and Other Polyomaviruses)
114/Prion Diseases: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
115/Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
116/Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii Infection)
117/Rabies
118/Rat-Bite Fever
119/Respiratory Syncytial Virus
120/Rhinovirus Infections
121/Rickettsial Diseases
122/Rickettsialpox
123/Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
124/Rotavirus Infections
125/Rubella
126/Salmonella Infections
127/Scabies
128/Schistosomiasis
129/Shigella Infections
130/Smallpox (Variola)
131/Sporotrichosis
132/Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
133/Staphylococcus aureus
134/Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Infections
135/Group A Streptococcal Infections
136/Group B Streptococcal Infections
137/Non-group A or B Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections
138/Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcal) Infections
139/Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides stercoralis)
140/Syphilis
141/Tapeworm Diseases (Taeniasis and Cysticercosis)
142/Other Tapeworm Infections (Including Hydatid Disease)
143/Tetanus (Lockjaw)
144/Tinea Capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)
145/Tinea Corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
146/Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch)
147/Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium (Onychomycosis) (Athlete's Foot, Ringworm of the Feet)
148/Toxocariasis
149/Toxoplasma gondii Infections (Toxoplasmosis)
150/Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis and Other Species)
151/Trichomonas vaginalis Infections (Trichomoniasis)
152/Trichuriasis (Whipworm Infection)
153/African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness)
154/American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)
155/Tuberculosis
156/Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (Environmental Mycobacteria, Mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
157/Tularemia
158/Louseborne Typhus (Epidemic or Sylvatic Typhus)
159/Murine Typhus (Endemic or Fleaborne Typhus)
160/Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum Infections
161/Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections
162/Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
163/Other Vibrio Infections
164/West Nile Virus
165/Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections (Enteritis and Other Illnesses)
166/Zika
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