Neonatology Questions and Controversies: Infectious Disease, Immunology, and Pharmacology

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• SECTION 1 Infectious Disease1. Management of the AsymptomaticNewborn at Risk for Sepsis2. Empiric Therapy for Neonatal Sepsis3. When and How to Treat NeonatalCMV Infection4. Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection5. Antibiotic Stewardship6. Neonatal Fungal Infections7. When to Perform Lumbar Puncture in Infants at Risk for Meningitis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit8. Perinatal and Neonatal Considerations in COVID-199. Congenital Syphilis10. Gonococcal Eye Prophylaxis-Are Mandates Still Justified?11. Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis and Necrotizing EnterocolitisSECTION 2 Pharmacology12. Antibiotic Considerations for Necrotizing Enterocolitis13. Antiseizure Medications and Treatments in Neonates14. Neuroprotective Therapies in Newborns15. Pharmacological Therapy of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome16. Vasodilator Drugs for Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia17. Drug-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in NeonatesSECTION 3 Immunology18. Recent Advances and Controversies in Inborn Errors of Immunity Presenting in the Newborn Period19. Clinical and Molecular Markers to Assist Decision-Making in Neonatal Sepsis

"This book is one of a seven-volume series and covers a selection of topics in neonatal infectious disease, immunology, and pharmacology aimed toward supporting the clinical care of neonates. The text includes flow charts and decision trees to aid in medical decision-making. The ebook is available in addition to the print version. The previous edition was published in 2018." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Maradith L Skalak, MD (Tulane University School of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 98 - 5 Stars!