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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457437703321

Titolo

Congenital and other related infectious diseases of the newborn [[electronic resource] /] / editor: Isa K. Mushahwar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2007

ISBN

1-280-70785-2

9786610707850

0-08-046550-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Perspectives in medical virology, , 0168-7069 ; ; v. 13

Disciplina

616.043

Soggetti

Communicable diseases in pregnancy

Neonatal infections

Fetus - Diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Congenital and Other Related Infectious Diseases of the Newborn; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Diagnosis of Maternal and Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection; Herpes Simplex Virus Infections of the Newborn; Epidemiology of Herpes Viruses 6 and 7 in Children; Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections during Pregnancy; Human Immunodeficiency Viruses: Molecular Virology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment; Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1; Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus: Molecular Biology and Diagnosis

Perinatal Hepatitis B Virus Infection in JapanHepatitis C in Pregnancy and Mother-to-Infant Transmission of HCV; Human Parvovirus B19: Molecular Virology, Clinical Features, Prevalence, Diagnosis and Control; Rubella Virus: Molecular Composition, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Control; Congenital Chagas Disease; Color Section; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is directed toward the molecular composition, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and control of congenital and other related diseases of the newborn that are caused by a variety of viruses.  These



viruses comprise several families that include Herpesviridae (HSV-1, HSV-2, HSV-6, HSV-7, CMV and varcilla-zoster); Parvoviridae (parvovirus B19); Lentiviridae (HIV); Hepadnaviridae (HBV); Flaviviridae (HCV); and Togaviridae (RV). Leading researchers in childhood diseases and virology from Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States of America report on the up-t