David Isaacs is a pediatrician based at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney and is Clinical Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Sydney. He has published 12 books, over 300 peer-reviewed publications on neonatal infections, pediatric infectious diseases, immunizations, bioethics and 30 humorous articles. His research interests are neonatal infections, respiratory virus infections, immunizations and ethics. Professor Isaacs is on multiple national and international committees on infectious diseases and immunizations and is a reviewer for the Cochrane Collaboration.

Evidence-Based Neonatal Infections is expertly written by David Isaacs, an experienced author renowned for his knowledge in both pediatric infections and evidence-based medicine. It critically analyses the evidence for decision making in neonatal infections.
Evidence-Based Neonatal Infections
* The first evidence-based text on neonatal infections
* Provides practical guidance where evidence is poor
* Complements David Isaacs' Evidence-Based Pediatric Infectious Diseases (9781405148580)
Practical and evidence-based, Evidence-Based Neonatal Infections is designed to help the clinician with day-to-day decisions on the care of newborn babies with possible, probable or proven infections. It considers clinical questions relevant to neonatologists, analysing the evidence carefully and providing recommendations for optimum management of neonatal infectious diseases, whilst reflecting on:
* Efficacy and safety
* Antibiotic resistance
* Cost effectiveness
* Adverse effects
* Ethical considerations
Evidence-Based Neonatal Infections provides a unique reference for neonatologists, pediatricians, trainees, specialist nurses; general practitioners, microbiologists, infection control doctors, and all staff in neonatal units.

About the Author vi
Preface vii
1 How to search for evidence 1
2 Epidemiology 5
3 Clinical manifestations 16
4 Laboratory tests 21
5 Rational antibiotic use 33
6 Adjunctive treatment 48
7 Bacterial meningitis 57
8 Respiratory tract infections 70
9 Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis 78
10 Urinary tract infections 86
11 Necrotizing enterocolitis and gastrointestinal infections 94
12 Eye infections 108
13 Skin and soft tissue infections 117
14 Bacterial infections 128
15 Mycoplasmas 153
16 Fungal infections 159
17 Viral infections 175
18 Other congenital infections 199
19 Breast milk 214
20 Surveillance 223
21 Infection control 229
22 Developing countries 244
23 Prevention of neonatal infections 250
24 Neonatal antimicrobials 269
Index 291