Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics

Part I: The Field of Pediatrics
Part II: Growth and Development
Part III: Psychological Disorders
Part IV: Social Issues
Part V: Children with Special Health Needs
Part VI: Nutrition
Part VII: Pathophysiology of Body Fluids and Fluid Therapy
Part VIII: The Acutely Ill Child
Part IX: Human Genetics
Part X: Metabolic Diseases
Part XI: The Fetus and Neonatal Infant
Section 1. Noninfectious Disorders
Section 2. Infections of the Neonatal Infant
Part XII: Special Health Problems During Adolescence
Part XIII: The Immunologic System and Disorders
Section 1. Evaluation of the Immune Systems
Section 2. The T-, B-, and NK-Cell Systems
Section 3. The Phagocytic System
Section 4. The Complement System
Section 5. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Part XIV: Allergic Disorders
Part XV: Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood (Connective Tissue Diseases, Collagen Vascular Disease
Part XVI: Infectious Diseases
Section 1. General Considerations
Section 2. Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Section 3. Gram Negative Bacterial Infections
Section 4. Anaerobic Bacterial Infections
Section 5. Mycobacterial Infections 197. Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Section 6. Spirochetal Infections
Section 7. Mycoplasmal Infections
Section 8. Chlamydial Infections
Section 9. Rickettsial Infections
Section 10. Mycotic Infections 215. Candida
Section 11. Viral Infections
Section 12. Protozoan Diseases
Section 13. Helminthic Diseases 268. Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)
Section 14. Preventive Measures
Part XVII. The Digestive System
Section 1. Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease
Section 2. The Oral Cavity
Section 3. The Esophagus
Section 4. Stomach and Intestines
Section 5. Exocrine Pancreas
Section 6. The Liver and Biliary System
Section 7. Peritoneum
Part XVIII: Respiratory System
Section 1. Development and Function
Section 2. Upper Respiratory Tract
Section 3. Disorders of the Lungs and Lower Airway

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