2026 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy

Debra Palazzi, MD, MEd is Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She is Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Texas Children's Hospital and participates in national antimicrobial stewardship educational and research activities. She has a strong interest in medical education and directed or co-directed pediatric infectious diseases fellowship education at Baylor College of Medicine from 2007-2023. She is the Editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Pediatric Review and Education Program (PREP) for Infectious Diseases and was a planning committee member, then course co-director, of the PREP ID Review Course for a decade. She is an associate editor for JAMA Pediatrics, one of the leading journals in the world for child health. She has been a member of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Board of Directors since 2017 and currently serves as President Elect.John S. Bradley, MD, FAAP, has been the Medical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego since 1988, and is currently Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He has served on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases (Red Book Committee) 2004-2010, and the Council of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Council, 2007-2011 where he promoted the development of a PIDS Antimicrobial Stewardship program.John D. Nelson, MD is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, the same institution since he started his career back in 1957. At UT Southwestern he established the first formal Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship program with Dr. Kenneth Haltalin and later Dr. George McCracken. He also went on to establish the National Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar with Dr. McCracken and in 1982 they founded the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal for which they continue as Chief Editors. In 1975 Dr. Nelson produced the first edition of the Pocket Book of Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy which has gone through 20 biennial editions and is now edited by Dr. John Bradley.

*****5-Star Review"This book is highly recommended for all clinicians who treat infections in pediatric populations. It helps clinicians stay current with the most recent treatment guidelines."—Doody's Book Reviews™ of the 25th Edition™

• Antimicrobial Therapy According to Clinical Syndromes Antimicrobial Therapy for Neonates Preferred Therapy for Bacterial & Mycobacterial Pathogens Choosing Among Antibiotics Within a Class Preferred Therapy for Fungal Pathogens Choosing Among Antifungal Agents Preferred Therapy for Viral PathogensChoosing Among Antiviral Agents Preferred Therapy for Parasitic Pathogens Choosing Among Antiparasitic Agents How Antibiotic Dosages Are Determined Approach to Antibiotic Therapy for Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli & MRSA Antibiotic Therapy for Children With Obesity Sequential Parenteral-Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Serious Infections Antimicrobial Prophylaxis/Prevention of Symptomatic Infection Approach to Antibiotic Allergies Antibiotic Stewardship Systemic & Topical Antimicrobial Dosing & Dose Forms Appendix: Nomogram for Determining Body Surface Area Reference Index