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“Pediatric infectious disease”: A journey from conception to birth
Editorial “Pediatric Infectious Disease”: A journey from conception to birth The IAP Infectious Diseases chapter is one of the
section. I am thankful to Dr. Suhas Prabhu for agreeing to
most active chapters of IAP and has been declared the best
captain the ”Antimicrobials in clinical practice” and the “Case
chapter for last 3 consecutive years. With all the collective
files” sections . ”The Big Picture” will be a pictorial CME filled
expertise among members of this chapter and the all-
with interesting and informative bytes directed by Dr. Ashok
encompassing relevance of infectious diseases in the daily
Kapse. In addition, the “What's in” section compiled by Dr.
practice of pediatricians, there was a felt need to start a
Anita Shet will condense major articles from other journals
scientific journal of the chapter in order to disseminate the
into useful snippets of information. I expect our “Letters to
latest evidence-based information on various infectious
the Editor” section to be dynamic and represent views from
diseases. This concept was transformed into a resolution at
all our readers and practitioners. Periodically I plan to
the Bangalore NCPID in October 2007 and a year later
publish “Consensus Guidelines' and “Best Practice”
materialized into the journal, Pediatric Infectious Disease. I
sections which are evidence-based reviews of infectious
am extremely happy to place before you the 1 quarterly
disease topics relevant to practitioners. I appeal to each and
issue of this peer-reviewed journal.
I would like to
every member to contribute to the journal by sending original
acknowledge the active support of the associate editors Dr.
articles, reviews, case reports, photographs, and letters.
Tanu Singhal and Dr. Anita Shet, both infectious diseases
Ultimately this is your journal and I am merely a coordinator
specialists, in fulfilling this goal. The other members on the
who will compile your work into a collection and give it back
editorial board are experts in the field of infectious diseases
to you. I thank profusely the chairperson and the secretary
and I am certain that with the help of the galaxy of national
of the chapter and all the office bearers for reposing their
advisors, the journal would achieve great heights in terms of
faith in me to shoulder this responsibility as Editor-in-Chief.
readership and quality. Special thanks to Dr. Camilla
Yours sincerely,
st
Rodrigues, a clinical microbiologist of international repute for agreeing to be on the editorial board and taking on the
Dr. Vijay Yewale
section, “Notes from the lab” which will bring us up to date on
Editor-in-Chief
newer diagnostic methods in infectious diseases. Dr. Nitin K.
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Shah, one of the well known authorities in the field of
The journal of the IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter
immunization is the editor of the “Immunization update”
Pediatric Infectious Disease, Volume 1 - Jan-Mar 2009
section. I am thankful to Dr. Suhas Prabhu for agreeing to
most active chapters of IAP and has been declared the best
captain the ”Antimicrobials in clinical practice” and the “Case
chapter for last 3 consecutive years. With all the collective
files” sections . ”The Big Picture” will be a pictorial CME filled
expertise among members of this chapter and the all-
with interesting and informative bytes directed by Dr. Ashok
encompassing relevance of infectious diseases in the daily
Kapse. In addition, the “What's in” section compiled by Dr.
practice of pediatricians, there was a felt need to start a
Anita Shet will condense major articles from other journals
scientific journal of the chapter in order to disseminate the
into useful snippets of information. I expect our “Letters to
latest evidence-based information on various infectious
the Editor” section to be dynamic and represent views from
diseases. This concept was transformed into a resolution at
all our readers and practitioners. Periodically I plan to
the Bangalore NCPID in October 2007 and a year later
publish “Consensus Guidelines' and “Best Practice”
materialized into the journal, Pediatric Infectious Disease. I
sections which are evidence-based reviews of infectious
am extremely happy to place before you the 1 quarterly
disease topics relevant to practitioners. I appeal to each and
issue of this peer-reviewed journal.
I would like to
every member to contribute to the journal by sending original
acknowledge the active support of the associate editors Dr.
articles, reviews, case reports, photographs, and letters.
Tanu Singhal and Dr. Anita Shet, both infectious diseases
Ultimately this is your journal and I am merely a coordinator
specialists, in fulfilling this goal. The other members on the
who will compile your work into a collection and give it back
editorial board are experts in the field of infectious diseases
to you. I thank profusely the chairperson and the secretary
and I am certain that with the help of the galaxy of national
of the chapter and all the office bearers for reposing their
advisors, the journal would achieve great heights in terms of
faith in me to shoulder this responsibility as Editor-in-Chief.
readership and quality. Special thanks to Dr. Camilla
Yours sincerely,
st
Rodrigues, a clinical microbiologist of international repute for agreeing to be on the editorial board and taking on the
Dr. Vijay Yewale
section, “Notes from the lab” which will bring us up to date on
Editor-in-Chief
newer diagnostic methods in infectious diseases. Dr. Nitin K.
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Shah, one of the well known authorities in the field of
The journal of the IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter
immunization is the editor of the “Immunization update”
Pediatric Infectious Disease, Volume 1 - Jan-Mar 2009