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Red Book: Infectious Diseases (v. 1.0.0)
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The Red Book®, the authoritative guide to pediatric infectious diseases, brings you the latest clinically tested guidelines on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 conditions. It is custom designed to optimize everyday patient problem solving with vital new information in topic areas including active and passive immunization, school health, blood safety, STDs, drug therapy, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and diseases ranging from anthrax and smallpox to West Nile Virus, tuberculosis, influenza and pneumococcal infections.
Created by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases in conjunction with the CDC, the FDA, and other leading institutions, this is a resource you'll consult often and with complete confidence. It includes contributions from hundreds of physicians across the United States. This latest update is based on the 28th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.
- Key developments in combination vaccines
- 2009 AAP standards for child and adolescent immunization practices
- New AHA guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis
- New section on Fusobacterium infections
- Two new appendices added on dates of vaccines licensed by the FDA and CPT and ICD-9-CM Codes for commonly administered licensed vaccines
- The latest on common misconceptions about immunizations
- Revised section on vaccine contraindications and precautions
- The latest on pregnancy and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
- Updated recommendations for routine screening of pregnant women for HIV
- The latest on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents and children and recommendations for use of HPV vaccine
- Updated coverage of Adenovirus, Anthrax, Arboviruses, Candidiasis, Clostridium difficile, Enteroviruses, Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- Updated information on Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B, Group A Streptococcal Infections
- Significantly revised sections on Herpes Simplex and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
