This manual gives information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections. It includes guidance on the clinical management of the infections and on steps to be taken to prevent future cases.

Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality worldwide. Now in its fourth edition, Manual of Childhood Infections is a simple-to-use, evidence-based, and practical handbook on how to recognize, investigate, and manage both common and rare infectious diseases in children and babies. Endorsed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, this fully updated version of the established 'Blue Book' complements the Pan European initiatives and UK diploma courses to harmonise patient management and training in Paediatric Infectious Diseases (PID), making it essential reading for UK and European paediatricians. Manual of Childhood Infections is divided into two alphabetized sections for easy access to information, covering key diagnosis and management features of infections alongside crucial points of epidemiology and clinical features. This fourth edition forms practical reading for practising paediatricians, featuring updates to all key chapters based on a literature review alongside new chapters focusing on emerging problems for Europe.

This manual gives information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections. It includes guidance on the clinical management of the infections and on steps to be taken to prevent future cases.

Despite outstanding success in the control of childhood diseases over the past few decades, paediatricians and public health doctors face an ongoing battle against every sort of infection. Although threats such as HIV continue to emerge, and old enemies like TB and measles remain unpredictable, more uncommon, and therefore unfamiliar, infections must be diagnosed and treated just as effectively. This manual offers detailed information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections likely to be encountered in the UK or abroad. There are also recommendations on management of each condition, and steps to be taken to prevent future cases.

THE MANUAL OF CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS gives detailed information on the causative organisms, epidemiology and clinical features of all important childhood infections likely to be encountered in the UK and abroad. This is followed by comprehensive guidance on the clinical management of these infections and on steps to be taken to control the infection and prevent future cases. Prepared by a team of clinicians commissioned by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health, and with the endorsement of the Royal College, THE MANUAL OF CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS will give you all the information you need to diagnose, treat and manage every infection you are likely to encounter in children.

Now in its third edition, and endorsed by both the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, the Manual of Childhood Infections (known by its readers as The Blue Book) is a simple-to-use, evidence-based, and practical handbook on how to recognise, investigate and manage both common and rare infectious diseases in children and babies. The handbook is divided into two sections, the first of which is syndrome-based and covers all the key diagnosis and management features of common childhood infections, such as sepsis, meningitis, and.