Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition

PART I: Understanding, Controlling, and Preventing Infectious Diseases
Section A. Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
1. Principles of Epidemiology and Public Health
2. Pediatric Healthcare: Infection Epidemiology, Prevention and Control, and Antimicrobial Stewardship
3. Infections Associated With Group Childcare
4. Infectious Diseases in Refugee and Internationally Adopted Children
Section B. Prevention of Infectious Diseases
5. Passive Immunization
6. Active Immunization
7. Antimicrobial Chemoprophylaxis
8. Protection of Travelers
Section C. Host Defenses Against Infectious Diseases
9. Immunologic Development and Susceptibility to Infection
10. Fever and the Inflammatory Response

PART II: Clinical Syndromes and Cardinal Features of Infectious Diseases: Approach to Diagnosis and Initial Management
Section A. Septicemia, Toxin-, and Inflammation-Mediated Syndromes
11. The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
12. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Section B. Cardinal Symptom Complexes
13. Mucocutaneous Symptom Complexes
14. Fever Without Localizing Signs
15. Prolonged, Recurrent, and Periodic Fever Syndromes
16. Lymphatic System and Generalized Lymphadenopathy
17. Cervical Lymphadenitis and Neck Infections
18. Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy
19. Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Lymphadenopathy
20. Localized Lymphadenitis, Lymphadenopathy, and Lymphangitis
21. Respiratory Tract Symptom Complexes
22. Abdominal Symptom Complexes
23. Neurologic Syndromes
24. Musculoskeletal Symptom Complexes
Section C. Oral Infections and Upper and Middle Respiratory Tract Infections
25. Infections of the Oral Cavity
26. The Common Cold
27. Pharyngitis
28. Infections Related to the Upper and Middle Airways
29. Otitis Media
30. Otitis Externa and Necrotizing Otitis Externa
31. Mastoiditis
32. Sinusitis
Section D. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
33. Bronchiolitis
34. Acute Pneumonia and Its Complications
35. Persistent and Recurrent Pneumonia
36. Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised Host
Section E. Cardiac and Vascular Infections
37. Endocarditis and Other Intravascular Infections
38. Myocarditis
39. Pericarditis
Section F. Central Nervous System Infections
40. Acute Bacterial Meningitis Beyond the Neonatal Period
41. Chronic Meningitis
42. Recurrent Meningitis
43. Aseptic and Viral Meningitis
44. Encephalitis
45. Parainfectious and Postinfectious Neurologic Syndromes
46. Focal Suppurative Infections of the Nervous System
47. Eosinophilic Meningitis
Section G. Genitourinary Tract Infections
48. Urinary Tract Infections, Renal Abscess, and Other Complex Renal Functions
49. Sexually Transmitted Infection Syndromes
50. Genitourinary Skin and Mucous Membrane Infections and Inguinal Lymphadenopathy
51. Urethritis, Vulvovaginitis, and Cervicitis
52. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
53. Epididymitis, Orchitis, and Prostatitis
54. Infectious Diseases Associated With Child Abuse
Section H. Gastrointestinal and Tract Infections and Intoxications
55. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
56. Viral Gastroenteritis
57. Inflammatory Enterocolitis
58. Enteric Diseases Transmitted Through Food, Water, and Zoonotic Exposures
Section I. Intra-abdominal Infections
59. Acute Hepatitis
60. Chronic Hepatitis
61. Granulomatous Hepatitis
62. Acute Pancreatitis
63. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis
64. Peritonitis
65. Appendicitis
66. Intra-abdominal, Visceral, and Retroperitoneal Abscesses
Section J. Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
67. Superficial Bacterial Skin Infections and Cellulitis
68. Erythematous Macules and Papules
69. Vesicles and Bullae
70. Purpura
71. Urticaria and Erythema Multiforme
72. Papules, Nodules, and Ulcers
73. Subcutaneous Tissue Infections and Abscesses
74. Myositis, Pyomyositis, and Necrotizing Fascitis
Section K. Bone and Joint Infections
75. Osteomyelitis
76. Infectious and Inflammatory Arthritis
77. Diskitis
78. Transient Synovitis
Section L. Eye Infections
79. Conjunctivitis in the Neonatal Period (Ophthalmia neonatorum)
80. Conjunctivitis Beyond the Neonatal Period
81. Infective Keratitis
82. Infective Uveitis, Retinitis, and Chorioretinitis
83. Endophthalmitis
84. Preseptal and Orbital Infections
Section M. Infections Related to Trauma, Animals, and Ticks
85. Infection Related To Trauma
86. Infections Related to Burns
87. Infection Related To Bites
88. Infections Related to Pets and Exotic Animals
89. Tickborne Infections
Section N. Infections of the Fetus and Newborn
90. Clinical Approach to the Neonate With Suspected Infection
91. Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Consequences
92. Bacterial Infections in the Neonate
93. Viral Infections in the Fetus and Neonate
94. Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Neonate
Section O. Infections and Transplantation
95. Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
96. Infections in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients
Section P. Infections and Cancer
97. Risk Factors and Infectious Agents in Children With Cancer: Fever and Granulocytopenia
98. Clinical Syndromes of Infection in Children With Cancer
Section Q. Infections Associated With Hospitalization and Medical Devices
99. Healthcare-Associated Infections
100. Clinical Syndromes of Device-Associated Infections
Section R. Infections in Patients With Deficient Defenses
101. Evaluation of the Child With Suspected Immunodeficiency
102. Infectious Complications of Antibody Deficiency
103. Infectious Complications of Complement Deficiency and Diseases of Its Dysregulation
104. Infectious Complications of Dysfunction or Deficiency of Polymorphonuclear and Mononuclear Phagocytes
105. Infectious Complications of Cell-Mediated Immunity Other Than AIDS: Primary Immunodeficiencies
106. Infectious Complications in Special Hosts
107. Infections Related to Biologic Response Modifying Drug Therapy
108. Infectious Complications of Corticosteroid Therapy

Sarah S. Long, MD, Associate editor of The Journal of Pediatrics, as well as the Red Book Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Charles G. Prober, MD, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Health Education and Professor of Pediatrics (infectious diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, Marc Fischer, MD, MPH and David Kimberlin, MD, University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine