Infectious diseases in the paediatric intensive care unit

Infectious Diseases in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a comprehensive collection of infectious disease topics in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) written by different experts. The chapters cover a broad range of interest, from the development of the immune system to diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of various infectious diseases including sepsis. The chapters on immunology, including the immunosuppressed host – with abundant information about congenital immunodeficiencies and HIV – are more comprehensive than other topics covered. There is further emphasis on potentially life-threatening tropical infections such as malaria, dengue, tetanus and Japanese encephalitis.