Publisher's Synopsis
This best-selling infectious disease resource provides must know information for diagnosing, evaluating, and treating more than 100 paediatric conditions. The content is a concise distillation of Red Book 2015. Key features include 800 detailed clinical photos and radiographs. Succinct captions note crucial aspects of patient presentation and disease processes, and offer valuable insights for differential diagnosis.
Contents include:
Adenovirus Infections
Bacteroides and Prevotella Infections
Candidiasis
Diphtheria
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)
Giardia intestinalis Infections (Giardiasis)
Human Herpesvirus 6 (including Roseola) and 7
Isosporiasis
Lyme Disease (Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)
Meningococcal Infections
Nocardiosis
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness, Filariasis)
Human Papillomaviruses
Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
Pinworm Infection (Enterobius vermicularis)
Pneumococcal Infections
Rabies
Respiratory Syncyntial Virus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Salmonella Infections
Shigella Infections
Group A Streptococcal Infections
Syphilis
Tinea Corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis)
Tuberculosis
Endemic Typhus (Flea-borne Typhus or Murine Typhus)
Vibrio cholerae Infections
West Nile Virus
