The Guest Editors have compiled a comprehensive issue that addresses the current clinical diagnosis, treatment,and management of infections in children. Top authors in their field have written review articles on the following topics: Update on Varicella Zoster Virus in Children; Emerging Respiratory Viruses in Children; Bronchiolitis in Children; Antimicrobial resistance in pediatrics in Children; New updates in influenza vaccination in Children; Changing epidemiology of CAP in Children; Zika Virus in Children; Ebola Virus in Children; Infections in Children on biologics; New rapid diagnostics in Children; Infections in HSCT Children; Changing epidemiology of H. influenzae infections in Children; Norovirus in Children; PEP in children; Syphilis in Children; Encephalitis in Children; and Malaria in Children. Infectious disease physicians will have the most current and up-to-date best practice information in their field.
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Table of Contents
Infections in Children - Table of Contents
Preface: Old and New Infections of Childhood
The Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in Children
New Developments in Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Children
Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Management of Bronchiolitis
Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the United States: Changing Epidemiology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges, and Areas for Future Research
Emerging Respiratory Viruses in Children
Updates on Influenza Vaccination in Children
Pediatric Considerations for Postexposure Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prophylaxis
Norovirus Illnesses in Children and Adolescents
Changing Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae in Children
Syphilis in Children
Encephalitis in US Children
Fever in the Returning Traveler
Malaria in Children
Management of Ebola Virus Disease in Children
Zika Virus Infection in Children
Infections in Children on Biologics
Overview of Infections Complicating Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Authors
Jason G. Newland Professor of PediatricsWashington University
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
St. Louis Children's Hospital. Jennifer Schuster Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO.
