Paediatrics: Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases

Introduction

Infection and infectious disease form a large part of clinical practice in pae-diatrics and child health. The following list shows the core areas that one should be familiar with.

·  The child with fever.

·  Common infections characterized by rash.

·  Bacteraemia and shoc

·  Mycobacterial infections

·  Systemic infections

·  Skin and soft tissues

·  Nervous system infection

·  Upper and lower respiratory tract infections: bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pertussis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, and empyema.

·  Cardiovascular system

·  GI system

·  GU system

·  Musculoskeletal

·  The eye.

·  Special hosts

·  Immunizations

·  Tropical diseases