Marie-Louise Newell - Congenital and Perinatal Infections: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Congenital and perinatal infections

Perinatal and congenital infections remain a stubborn and major cause of morbidity andmortality in infants throughout the world. This concise, accessible account provides an essentialguide to the diagnosis, management and prevention of these infections. The first three chaptersunderline how and why infections during this critical period can be so devastating. The mainsection of the book focuses on individual infections, with an emphasis on applying the verylatest knowledge and techniques for effective intervention. Another unique feature of thisaccount is its recognition that the severity and types of these infections vary considerably fromcountry to country, and from the developing world to the developed world: the internationalteam of experts involved in this compilation have striven to make this an account that willtranscend these boundaries and be suitable for all doctors and allied health professionals aroundthe world charged with the care of the mother and newborn.

Dr Marie-Louise Newell is Reader in Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology andPublic Health at the Institute of Child Health in London. She is coordinator of the EuropeanCollaborative Study on HIV Infections and is well known nationally and internationally for herwork on infections in pregnancy and the consequences for the infant.

Professor James McIntyre is Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. He is co-director of two research units (Perinatal HIVResearch Unit and the Reproductive Health Research Unit) and is well known as an international authority on HIV and pregnancy.

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Prevention, diagnosis and treatment

Edited by

Marie-Louise Newell

Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, UK

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James McIntyre

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

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First published 2000

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Every effort has been made in preparing this book to provide accurate and up-to-date information whichis in accord with accepted standards and practice at the time of publication. Nevertheless, the authors,editors and publisher can make no warranties that the information contained herein is totally free fromerror, not least because clinical standards are constantly changing through research and regulation. Theauthors, editors and publisher therefore disclaim all liability for direct or consequential damages resultingfrom the use of material contained in this book. Readers are strongly advised to pay careful attention toinformation provided by the manufacturer of any drugs or equipment that they plan to use.

The editors would also like to remind readers of the dosage of g for micrograms and that particular careshould always be taken when reading and writing dosage figures.

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