Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children IX

1. Innovation for the ‘Bottom 100 Million’: Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Americas
Peter J. Hotez, Eric Dumonteil, Michael J. Heffernan, Maria E. Bottazzi

2. Non-typhoidal Salmonella in Children: Microbiology, Epidemiology and Treatment
Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Nigel Curtis

3. Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Stefanie Henriet, Paul E. Verweij, Steven M. Holland, Adilia Warris

4.
Clostridium difficile in Children: A Review of Existing and Recently Uncovered Evidence
Oliver Morris, Marc Tebruegge, Ann Pallett, Steve M. Green, Andrew D. Pearson, Andrew Tuck, Stuart C. Clarke, Paul Roderick, Saul N. Faust

5. Diarrhea Among Children in Developing Countries
James P. Nataro

6. Building Confidence in Vaccines
Jennifer C. Smith, Mary Appleton, Noni E. MacDonald

7. Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
Marion R. Roderick, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan

8. Recognition and Treatment of Chlamydial Infections from Birth to Adolescence
Toni Darville

9. Treatment of Resistant Bacterial Infections in Children: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box
Gilat Livni, Shai Ashkenazi

10. An Encephalitis Primer
Dominic Kelly

11. The Evidence Behind Prophylaxis and Treatment of Wound Infection After Surgery
Mona A. Al-Dabbagh, Simon Dobson

12. Infectious Risks Associated with Biologics
David Isaacs

13. Cat Scratch Disease and Other Bartonella Infections
Kenneth M. Zangwill

14. When to Think of Immunodeficiency?
Andrew Cant, Alexandra Battersby

15. Mycetoma Caused by Madurella mycetomatis: A Completely Neglected Medico-social Dilemma
Alex Belkum, Ahmed Fahal, Wendy W.J. van de Sande

16. Elucidation and Clinical Role of Emerging Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Ronald de Groot, Inge Ahout, Gerben Ferwerda

17. Urinary Tract Infections in Children: Microbial Virulence Versus Host Susceptibility
Catharina Svanborg

18. Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in Early Childhood
Gabrielle J. Williams, Jonathan C. Craig, Jonathan R. Carapetis

19. How to Get and Get Rid of Gonorrhea
Jennifer C. Smith, Tim Mailman, Noni E. MacDonald

20. Management of Severe Malaria: Results from Recent Trials
Peter Olupot-Olupot, Kathryn Maitland

Keywords: Biomedicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacy, Virology, Microbiology, Pathology