Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VII

1. The Value of Vaccination
David E. Bloom

2. Recent Trends in Global Immunisation
Gustav J.V. Nossal

3. New Advances in Typhoid Fever Vaccination Strategies
Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Bashir Soofi, R. Leon Ochiai

4. Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Countries
Catherine M. Wilfert, Tabitha Sripipatana, Allison Spensley, Mary Pat Kieffer, Edward Bitarakwate

5. Pneumonia in Children in Developing Countries
Frank Shann

6. Darwin, Microbes and Evolution by Natural Selection
E. Richard Moxon

7. Human Herpesvirus 6
Charles G. Prober

8. Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Central Venous Access Device Infections in Children
Asha Bowen, Jonathan Carapetis

9.
Moraxella catarrhalis – Pathogen or Commensal?
Christoph Aebi

10. Anaerobic Infections in Children
Itzhak Brook

11. Encephalitis Diagnosis and Management in the Real World
Sarah S. Long

12. Toxic Shock Syndrome – Evolution of an Emerging Disease
James K. Todd

13. Dissection of B-Cell Development to Unravel Defects in Patients with a Primary Antibody Deficiency
Mirjam Burg, Menno C. Zelm, Gertjan J.A. Driessen, Jacques J.M. Dongen

14. Mumps is Back: Why is Mumps Eradication Not Working?
Noni MacDonald, Todd Hatchette, Lotfia Elkout, Shelly Sarwal

15. Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Where Are We Now?
Clara Thompson, Richard Whitley

16. Rational Approach to Pediatric Antifungal Therapy
William J. Steinbach

17. Antiviral Therapy of CMV Disease in Children
Mike Sharland, Suzanne Luck, Paul Griffiths, Mark Cotton

18. Infectious Hazards from Pets and Domestic Animals
Mona Al-Dabbagh, Simon Dobson

19. Novel Technology to Study Co-Evolution of Humans and Staphylococcus aureus: Consequences for Interpreting the Biology of Colonisation and Infection
Alex Belkum

20. A Practical Approach to Eosinophilia in a Child Arriving or Returning From the Tropics
Penelope Bryant, Nigel Curtis

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