Manual of Childhood Infection: The Blue Book

Authors :Mike Sharland et al.
Edition :4
Year :2016
Description :

Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality worldwide. Now in its fourth edition, Manual of Childhood Infections is a simple-to-use, evidence-based, and practical handbook on how to recognize, investigate, and manage both common and rare infectious diseases in children and babies. Endorsed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, this fully updated version of the established 'Blue Book' complements the Pan European initiatives and UK diploma courses to harmonise patient management and training in Paediatric Infectious Diseases (PID), making it essential reading for UK and European paediatricians.

Manual of Childhood Infections is divided into two alphabetized sections for easy access to information, covering key diagnosis and management features of infections alongside crucial points of epidemiology and clinical features. This fourth edition forms practical reading for practising paediatricians, featuring updates to all key chapters based on a literature review alongside new chapters focusing on emerging problems for Europe.

• -Packed with helpful tips and practical guidance, including lists of alternative diagnoses and useful tables
• -Includes key references for additional reading and suggestions for future research
• -Based on best practice in the UK and Europe, and written for the new European diploma courses and UK Diploma courses in PID
• -Contains contributions from over 150 international experts writing on specialized topics
• -Includes a neonatal and paediatric formulary of around 100 of the most commonly used antimicrobials, based on the BNF for Children, and presented in a simple easy-to-use weight-based dosing regimen

New to this Edition:

• -Updates to all key chapters based on a literature review
• -New chapters based on emerging problems for Europe, especially focusing on antimicrobial stewardship and emerging pandemic threats
• -Updated and improved formulary

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