Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Disease

1. Updated Information on Stem Cells for the Neonatologist

2. Current Issues in the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Thrombocytopenia

3. The role of recombinant leukocyte colony-stimulating factors in the neonatal intensive care unit

4. non-hematopoietic effects of erythropoietin

5. Why, When and How Should We Provide Red Cell Transfusions and Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents to Support Red Cell Mass In Neonates

6. Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune Mediated and Non-Immune Mediated Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

7. Controversies in Neonatal Thrombotic Disorders

8 A Practical Approach to the Neutropenic Neonate

9. What evidence supports dietary intervention to prevent infant allergy and food allergy development?

10. Maternally-mediated Neonatal Autoimmunity

11. CMV: Diagnosis, treament and considerations on vaccine mediated prevention

12. Neonatal T-Cell Immunity and it's Regulation by Innate Immunity an Dendritic Cells?

13. Breast Milk and Viral Infection

14. Probiotics for the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates

15. The Ureaplasma conundrum: should we look or ignore?

16. Control of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

17. Neonatal Fungal Infections

18. Use of Biomarkers for detection of early and late onset neonatal sepsis

19. Chorioamnionitis and its effects on the fetus/neonate

Irina A. Buhimschi

"All chapters are written by the world renowned experts in the field and the authors have done full justice to their respective topics by including latest best available references. Throught the book severeal flow diagrams and tables are used for easy reading and reference. This volume should make a great companion for all working in the field of neonatology and improve their understanding of the topics discussed. It would make an excellent source of reference in the departmental library of every neonatal unit. the book can also be accessed on any internet- ready device through an activation code available with the book...Overall this volume of the Neonatology Questions and controversies series is worth the price." Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Oct 2012