Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition

Long, Prober, Fischer & Kimberlin

ISBN 10: 0323756085 / ISBN 13: 9780323756082

Published by ELSEVIER UK, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition
• Publisher: ELSEVIER UK
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323756085
• ISBN 13: 9780323756082
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Nuevo
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Comprehensive in scope, yet concise and easy to manage, Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition, by Drs. Sarah S. Long, Charles G. Prober, Marc Fischer, and new editor David Kimberlin, is your go-to resource for authoritative information on infectious diseases in children and adolescents. A veritable "who's who" of global authorities provides the practical knowledge you need to understand, diagnose, and manage almost any pediatric infectious disease you may encounter.

• Covers the latest aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Features an easy-access format with high-yield information boxes, highlighted key points, and an abundance of detailed illustrations and at-a-glance tables
• Allows quick look-up by clinical presentation, pathogen, or type of host
• Highlights expanding antimicrobial resistance patterns and new therapies for viral and fungal infections and resistant bacterial infections
• Includes coverage of the latest vaccine products, recommendations, and effectiveness
• Reviews emerging healthcare-associated infections, their management, control, and prevention
• Contains a new chapter on Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Consequences
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

About the Authors

Sarah S. Long is Professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Long is an associate editor of The Journal of Pediatrics, as well as the Red Book Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has chaired the program committee for annual meetings of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. She sits on research advisory committees for the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Marc Fischer is a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Fort Collins, Colorado. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

David Kimberlin, MD is Professor/Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases/Sergio B. Stagno, MD Endowed Chair in Pedaitric Infectious Diseases/Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research at Children’s Alabama, Birmingham. Dr. Kimberlin is a world renowned pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the University of Alabama, is at the fulcrum of NIH- sponsored multicentered clinical trials especially related to antiviral therapy, is the chief editor of the Red Book Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a national leader in academic and subspecilty societies. He has been a contributor of critical chapters in PPPID since its inception.