For hematologists, immunologists, pediatricians, obstetricians, and other medical professionals, draws on recent research to propose methods of preventing and treating diseases in newborns. The 33 papers cover the microbial host-cell interaction, new methods of diagnosis and immunological enhancement in bacterial infection, the pathogenesis and treatment of viral infections, the effects of nutrition on the common mucosal immune system and its role in disease and food allergy, new concepts as a basis for treating and preventing food allergy, premature and low- birthweight infants, immunologically-mediated cytophenias and anemia, preventing and treating anemia in the neonate, coagulation, and hematopoietic stem cell function in normal development and in reconstitution. Reproduced from typescripts. No subject index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
