Hematology, immunology, and infectious disease : neonatology questions and controversies /

This exciting new reference brings you information about the most controversial hematology, immunology, and infectious disease challenges you face in your practice. The book confidently tackles these subjects and gives seasoned advice on the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies using evidence-...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ohls, Robin Kjerstin, Yoder, Mervin C., Polin, Richard A. (Richard Alan), 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2008.
Series:Neonatology questions and controversies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Stem cell facts for neonatologist / Mervin C. Yoder
  • Current issues in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of neonatal thrombocytopenia / Matthew A. Saxonhouse, Martha C. Sola- Visner
  • The role of recombinant leukocyte colony-stimulating factors in the neonatal intensive care unit / Robert D. Christensen
  • Why, when, and how should we provide red blood cell transfusions to neonates? / Robin K. Ohls
  • Controversies in neonatal thrombotic disorders / Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson
  • Practical approaches to the neutropenic neonate / Akhil Maheshwari
  • What evidence supports dietary interventions to prevent infant food hypersensitivity and allergy? / David A. Osborn, John Sinn
  • Toll-like receptor responses in neonatal dendritic cells / Stanlislas Goriely [and others]
  • Maternally mediated neonatal autoimmunity / Neelufar Mozaffarian, Anne M. Stevens
  • What insights into human cord blood lymphocyte function can be gleaned from studying newborn mice? / Cheri D. Landers, Subbarao Bondada
  • Influence of passive antibodies on the immune response of young infants / W. Paul Glezen
  • Neonatal T-cell immunity and its regulation by innate immunity and dendritic cells / David B. Lewis
  • Breast milk and viral infection / Marianne Forsgren, Björn Fischler, Lars Navér
  • Control of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the neonatal intensive care unit / Philip Toltzis
  • Neonatal fungal infections / Charles R. Sims, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner
  • Effects of chemoprophylaxis for neonatal group B streptococcal infections on the incidence of gram-negative infections and antibiotic resistance in neonatal pathogens / Gary D. Overturf.