Congenital And Other Related Infectious Diseases Of The Newborn

Congenital and Other Related Infectious Diseases of the Newborn i PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY Volume 13 Series Editors A.J. Zuckerman Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London London, UK Isa K. Mushahwar Abbott Laboratories (Retired) Congenital Infectious Diseases Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA ii Congenital and Other Related Infectious Diseases of the Newborn Editor Isa K. Mushahwar Abbott Laboratories (Retired) Congenital Infectious Diseases Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA Amsterdam – Boston – Heidelberg – London – New York – Oxford – Paris San Diego – San Francisco – Singapore – Sydney – Tokyo iii Elsevier Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK First edition 2007 Copyright r 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: [email protected] Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the Elsevier web site at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-13: 978-0-444-52073-9 ISBN-10: 0-444-52073-2 ISSN: 0168-7069 For information on all Elsevier publications visit our website at books.elsevier.com Printed and bound in The Netherlands 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 iv I dedicate this book to my wife, Mary, my sons, Stephen and Mark, and my grandchildren, Stephen Isa II and Michael Taylor, whose patience and support sustain me through all my endeavors. v This page intent