Main description:

Regarded as the definitive source of information in the field, Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant remains your indispensable source for authoritative, state-of-the-art answers. Edited by Drs. Wilson, Nizet, Maldonado, Remington, and Klein, this fully updated reference helps you apply the latest evidence-based recommendations in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infections found in utero, during delivery, and in the neonatal period in both premature and term infants.

Form a definitive diagnosis and create the best treatment plans possible using evidence-based recommendations and expert guidance from world authorities.
Locate key content easily and identify clinical conditions quickly thanks to a consistent, highly user-friendly format now featuring a full-color design with hundreds of illustrations, and fresh perspectives from six new authoritative chapter lead authors.

Explore what's changing in key areas such as:

- emerging problems and concepts in maternal, fetal, and neonatal infectious diseases

- anticipation and recognition of infections occurring in utero, during delivery, and in the neonatal period

Stay on the cutting edge of your field with new and improved chapters including: obstetric factors associated with infections of the fetus and newborn infant; human milk; borella infections; tuberculosis; bordetella pertussis and other bordetella sp infections; herpes simplex; toxoplasmosis; pneumocystis and other less common fungal infections; and healthcare-associated infections in the nursery
Keep up with the most relevant topics in fetal/neonatal infectious disease including new antimicrobial agents, gram- negative infections and their management, and recommendations for immunization of the fetus/mother.
Overcome clinical challenges in developing countries where access to proper medical care is limited.
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Identify and treat infections with the latest evidence-based information on fighting life-threatening diseases in the fetus and newborn infants.

Contents:

Section I: General Information

1. Current Concepts of Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant

2. Neonatal Infections: A Global Perspective

3. Obstetric Factors Associated with Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant

4. Developmental Immunology and Role of Host Defenses in Fetal and Neonatal Susceptibility to Infection

5. Human Milk

Section II: Bacterial Infections

6. Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis

7. Bacterial Infections of the Respiratory Tract

8. Bacterial Infections of the Bones and Joints

9. Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract

10. Focal Bacterial Infections

11. Microorganisms Responsible for Neonatal Diarrhea

12. Group B Streptococcal Infections

13. Listeriosis

14. Staphylococcal Infections

15. Gonococcal Infections

16. Syphilis

17. Borella Infections: Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever

18. Tuberculosis

19. Chlamydia Infections

20. Mycoplasmal Infections

21. Bordetella pertussis and Other Bordetella spp. Infections

Section III: Viral Infections

22. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the Infant

23. Varicella, Measles, and Mumps

24. Cytomegalovirus

25. Enterovirus and Parechovirus Infections

26. Hepatitis

27. Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

28. Human Parvovirus

29. Rubella

30. Less Common Viral Infections

Section IV: Protozoan, Helminth, and Fungal Infections

31. Toxoplasmosis

32. Malaria and Less Common Protozoan and Helminth Infections

33. Candidiasis

34. Pneumocystis and Other Less Common Fungal Infections

Section V: Diagnosis and Management

35. Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Nursery

36. Laboratory Aids for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis

37. Clinical Pharmacology of Antiinfective Drugs

38. Prevention of Fetal and Early Life Infections Through Maternal-Neonatal Immunization