Evidence-Based Pediatric Infectious Diseases

David Isaacs is a senior staff physician in paediatric infectious diseases and immunology at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney and Clinical Professor of Paediatric Diseases at the University of Sydney. He has published 10 books and over 200 peer-reviewed publications. His research interests are neonatal infections, respiratory virus infections, immunisations and ethics. He also has published on medical ethics. Professor Isaacs is on multiple national and international committees on infectious diseases and immunisations and is a reviewer for the Cochrane Collaboration.Consultant Editors:Elizabeth ElliottRuth GilbertVirginia MoyerMichael Pichichero

• About the authors. Preface.Acknowledgements.Abbreviations.1 Evidence-based practice.2 Rational antibiotic use.3 Cardiac infections.4 Cervical infections.5 Eye infections.6 Fever.7 Gastrointestinal infections.8 HIV infection.9 Immune deficiency.10 Meningitis and central nervous system.infections.11 Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.12 Respiratory infections.13 Sexually transmitted and genital infections.14 Skin and soft tissue infections.15 Systemic sepsis.16 Tropical infections and travel.17 Urinary tract infections.18 Viral infections.Appendix 1 Renal impairment and.antimicrobials.Appendix 2 Aminoglycosides: dosing and.monitoring blood levels.Appendix 3 Antimicrobial drug dose.recommendations.Index

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