Pocket guide to vaccination and prophylaxis

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Pocket guide to vaccination and prophylaxis

Hal B. Jenson

W.B. Saunders, c1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This practical resource for any clinical setting provides rapid access to all relevant vaccination and prophylaxis guidelines from major American associations and colleges. It includes recommendations from the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Table of Contents

Vaccinations. Childhood Immunizations. Immunization of Adolescents. Immunization of Adults. Immunizations and Immunoprophylaxis of Health-Care Workers (Hcws). Immunization of Patients with Altered Immunity. Vaccine Summaries. Vaccine Administration. Reportable Adverse Events Following Vaccination. Prophylaxis. Immune Globulin Preparations Available in the United States. Postexposure Prophylaxis. Perinatal Prophylaxis. Perioperative Surgical Prophylaxis. Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis. Prophylaxis for Bacterial Infections in Patients with Functional or Anatomical Asplenia. Prophylaxis for Prevention of Rheumatic Fever. Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia. Prophylaxis for Opportunistic Disease in Hiv-Infected Persons. Immunization and Prophylaxis for Travel. Isolation Precautions in Hospitals. Selected Bibliography. Vaccination Resources. Index.

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