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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VII

Part of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Book Series (volume 697)

Editors: Curtis, Nigel; Finn, Adam; Pollard, Andrew J.

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7185-2

ISBN: 978-1-4419-7184-5

Publisher: Springer New York - Springer Journals

Sep 3, 2010

1 - 10 of 20 Chapters

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Chapter 1The Value of Vaccination

Bloom, David E.

Pages: 1 –8

[Vaccination is most often studied from a scientific, clinical, or epidemiological perspective, and rightly so, for vaccines are meant to improve health outcomes. But these are not the only lenses through which the effects of vaccination programs can be understood. This chapter provides an...
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Chapter 2Recent Trends in Global Immunisation

Nossal, Gustav J.V.

Pages: 9 –16

[In the midst of the global financial crisis, it may be difficult to argue that increased aid to the poorest countries, particularly those in Africa, is of high priority. Nevertheless, a dissection of recent trends in global immunisation should be embedded in an analysis of the global health...
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Chapter 3New Advances in Typhoid Fever Vaccination Strategies

Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Khan, M. Imran; Soofi, Sajid Bashir; Ochiai, R. Leon

Pages: 17 –39

[Salmonella belong to the group of Enterobacteriaceae that are aerobic, gram-negative rods and approximately 1–3 μm × 0.5 μm in size [1, 2]. Currently there are approximately 2,400 pathogenic species of salmonella. Salmonella was first identified in 1880 by Eberth from the mesenteric nodes and...
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Chapter 4Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Countries

Wilfert, Catherine M.; Sripipatana, Tabitha; Spensley, Allison; Kieffer, Mary Pat; Bitarakwate, Edward

Pages: 41 –57

[Prevention of vertical (i.e., mother-to-child) transmission of HIV is essential to reduce significant HIV-related child morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Globally, pediatric infections comprise about 15% of all new HIV infections each year and virtually all pediatric infections...
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Chapter 5Pneumonia in Children in Developing Countries

Shann, Frank

Pages: 59 –75

[Pneumonia is the commonest cause of death in children [1, 2]. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF estimate that pneumonia is the primary cause of 19% of all deaths in children less than 5 years of age. In addition, most of the 10% of deaths caused by neonatal sepsis are associated...
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Chapter 6Darwin, Microbes and Evolution by Natural Selection

Moxon, E. Richard

Pages: 77 –86

[Born 200 years ago, Darwin’s revolutionary ideas were derived largely from his observations on life forms that evolved relatively recently, including various flowering plants, worms, birds and domesticated animals. Yet, life appeared on planet earth close to 4 billion years ago in the form of...
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Chapter 7Human Herpesvirus 6

Prober, Charles G.

Pages: 87 –90

[Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a member of the family Herpesviridae. This family of eight viruses includes four Alphaherpesvirinae (herpes simplex virus type 1 [HSV-1], herpes simplex virus type 2 [HSV-2], human herpesvirus 8 [HHV-8], and varicella-zoster virus [VZV]); one Gammaherpesvirinae...
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Chapter 8Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Central Venous Access Device Infections in Children

Bowen, Asha; Carapetis, Jonathan

Pages: 91 –106

[Infection is a well-known complication of central venous access device (CVAD) use, with an incidence of 3–6 bloodstream infections per 1,000 catheter days in children. Prevention of CVAD infections has improved with new strategies including the use of chlorhexidine antisepsis, bundles, maximal...
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Chapter 9Moraxella catarrhalis – Pathogen or Commensal?

Aebi, Christoph

Pages: 107 –116

[Moraxella catarrhalis is an exclusively human commensal and mucosal pathogen. Its role as a disease-causing organism has long been questioned. Today, it is recognized as one of the major causes of acute otitis media in children, and its relative frequency of isolation from both the nasopharynx...
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Chapter 10Anaerobic Infections in Children

Brook, Itzhak

Pages: 117 –152

[Anaerobic bacteria commonly cause infection in children. Anaerobes are the most predominant components of the normal human skin and mucous membranes bacterial flora and are therefore a common cause of bacterial infections of endogenous origin. Because of their fastidious nature, they are...

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