I. General Information 1. Current Concepts of Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant 2. Neonatal Infections: A Global Perspective 3. Obstetric Factors Associated with Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant 4. Developmental Immunology and Role of Host Defenses in Fetal and Neonatal Susceptibility to Infection 5. Human Milk II. Bacterial Infections 6.

Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis 7. Bacterial Infections of the Respiratory Tract 8. Bacterial Infections of the Bones and Joints 9. Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract 10. Focal Bacterial Infections 11. Chlamydia Infections 12. Gonococcal Infections 13. Group B Streptococcal Infections 14.

Listeriosis 15. Lyme Disease 16. Mycoplasmal Infections 17. Staphylococcal Infections 18. Syphilis 19. Tuberculosis 20. Microorganisms Responsible for Neonatal Diarrhea III. Viral Infections 21.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the Infant 22. Chickenpox, Measles, and Mumps 23. Cytomegalovirus Infections 24. Enterovirus and Parechovirus Infections 25. Hepatitis 26. Herpes Simplex Virus Infections 27. Human Parvovirus Infections 28. Rubella 29.

Smallpox and Vaccinia 30. Less Common Viral Infections IV. Protozoan, Helminth, and Fungal Infections 31. Toxoplasmosis 32. Less Common Protozoan and Helminth Infections 33. Candidiasis 34. Less Common Fungal Infections (Including Pneumocystis) V. Diagnosis and Management 35.

Infections Acquired in the Nursery: Epidemiology and Control 36. Laboratory Aids for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis 37. Clinical Pharmacology of Antibacterial Agents Index.