The fourth edition of this best-selling
Red BookŪ image companion aids in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 160 of the most commonly seen pediatric infectious diseases. This edition features Zika virus, chikungunya, serious bacterial infections caused by
Enterobacteriaceae, Moraxella catarrhalis, human parechovirus, rhinovirus, staphylococcal food poisoning,
Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections,
Ureaplasma urealyticum, and
Ureaplasma parvum. Streamline disease recognition and clinical decision-making with
hundreds of finely detailed color images, combined with updated step-by-step guidelines.
Concise text descriptions walk the reader through the diagnosis, evaluation, and management essentials for each condition.
- Clinical manifestations
- Epidemiology
- Diagnostic tests
- Etiology
- Incubation period
- Treatment
Contents include:
- Adenovirus Infections
- Bacteroides and Prevotella Infections
- Bartonella henselae (Cat-Scratch Disease)
- Candidiasis
- Cystosporiasis (formerly Isosporiasis)
- Diphtheria
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)
- Giardia intestinalis Infections (Giardiasis)
- Human Herpesvirus 6 (including Roseola) and 7
- Lyme Disease (Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)
- Meningococcal Infections
- Nocardiosis
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness, Filariasis)
- Human Papillomaviruses
- Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Rabies
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Salmonella Infections
- Shigella Infections
- Group A Streptococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Syphilis
- Tinea Corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
- Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis)
- Tuberculosis
- Endemic Typhus (Flea-borne Typhus or Murine Typhus)
- West Nile Virus
- Zika virus
Plus much more...
Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP, is executive director of the Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research at Texas Children’s Hospital and professor of pediatrics and of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She also serves as chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Dr Baker received her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She trained in pediatrics at Baylor and was an infectious diseases fellow both at Baylor and Harvard Medical School.
