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Edited by Christian C. Patrick. 977 pp., illustrated. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1992. $225. ISBN 0-443-08857-8.

The consultative practice of the specialist in pediatric infectious diseases has changed dramatically within the past decade. Currently, as many as 50 percent of all infectious-disease consultations are sought because of an infection in an immunocompromised infant or child. Thus, a book devoted to an in-depth presentation of this topic is most welcome.

Dr. Patrick has coordinated the efforts of 71 contributors who have participated in addressing this important area of infectious diseases. The book is divided into nine sections. The ontogeny of the immune system, the subject of section 1, is followed by sections devoted to disorders of host . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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