Handbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Acute Infectious Diseases: A Handbook for Practitioners and Students

Full descriptions of the acute infectious diseases commonly seen in Britain are to be found in this book, including a very small chapter on the fourth disease. The chapters on typhoid and paratyphoid _ fevers are of particular interest to practitioners in India and are exceedingly informative. The chapter on typhus deals with the classical, louse type only and for that reason is of limited valu...

Comparative Effectiveness Research in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Comparative-effectiveness research (CER) is a hot topic. There are several definitions for CER, but the Institute ofMedicine defines CER as “the generation and synthesis of evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat andmonitor a clinical condition or to improve the delivery of care” [1]. Comparative-effectiveness research focuses more on eff...

Curbside Consultations in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

The Pediatric ID Consultant section provides brief reviews of topics relevant to the day-to-day practice of pediatric infectious diseases. The reviews are placed in context by a short vignette, followed by one or more questions which are addressed. Pediatric infectious diseases physicians are often asked by medical colleagues to provide recommendations for management of a patient without the be...

Less Common Pediatric Infectious Diseases Revisited.

Specialty Grand Challenge In Pediatric Infectious Diseases