Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fourth Edition
 
The fourth edition of this best-selling Red Book® image companion aids in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 160 of the most commonly seen pediatric infectious diseases. This edition features Zika virus, chikungunya, serious bacterial infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae, Moraxella catarrhalis, human parechovirus, rhinovirus, staphylococcal food poisoning, Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Ureaplasma parvum.

Streamline disease recognition and clinical decision-making with hundreds of finely detailed color images, combined with updated step-by-step guidelines.

Concise text descriptions walk the reader through the diagnosis, evaluation, and management essentials for each condition.
Clinical manifestations
Epidemiology
Diagnostic tests
Etiology
Incubation period
Treatment
Contents include:
Adenovirus Infections
Bacteroides and Prevotella Infections
Bartonella henselae (Cat-Scratch Disease)
Candidiasis
Cystosporiasis (formerly Isosporiasis)
Diphtheria
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)
Giardia intestinalis Infections (Giardiasis)
Human Herpesvirus 6 (including Roseola) and 7
Lyme Disease (Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)
Meningococcal Infections
Nocardiosis
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness, Filariasis)
Human Papillomaviruses
Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pneumococcal Infections
Rabies
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Salmonella Infections
Shigella Infections
Group A Streptococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Syphilis
Tinea Corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis)
Tuberculosis
Endemic Typhus (Flea-borne Typhus or Murine Typhus)
West Nile Virus
Zika virus
Plus much more...
 
About the Author
 
Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP, is executive director of the Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research at Texas Children’s Hospital and professor of pediatrics and of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She also serves as chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Dr Baker received her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She trained in pediatrics at Baylor and was an infectious diseases fellow both at Baylor and Harvard Medical School.