RED BOOK®: 2009 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases This title has been archived.

Author: Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Larry Pickering, MD, FAAP, Editor, Carol Baker, MD, FAAP, Associate Editor, David Kimberlin, MD, FAAP, Associate Editor, Sarah Long, MD, FAAP, Associate Editor
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN 10: 1581103069
ISBN 13: 9781581103069
Edition: 28th

Description:

The authoritative guide to the latest pediatric infectious disease information. Developed by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases in conjunction with the CDC, the FDA, and other leading institutions with contributions from hundreds of physicians nationwide, the newly revised and updated 2009 Red Book continues the tradition of excellence with the latest findings and clinical guidelines on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 childhood conditions.

Table of Contents

Front Matter

Section 1 Active and Passive Immunization

Section 2 Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

Section 3 Summaries of Infectious Diseases

Section 4 Antimicrobial Agents and Related Therapy

Section 5 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

Appendix I. Directory of Resources

Appendix II. FDA Licensure Dates of Selected Vaccines in the United States

Appendix III. CPT and ICD-9 Codes for Commonly Administered Pediatric Vaccines/Toxoids and Immune Globulins

Appendix IV. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and Reporting and Vaccine Injury Table

Appendix V. Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the United States

Appendix VI. Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Immunizations

Appendix VII. Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices

Appendix VIII. Prevention of Disease From Potentially Contaminated Food Products

Appendix IX. Clinical Syndromes Associated With Foodborne Diseases

Appendix X. Diseases Transmitted by Animals (Zoonoses)

Appendix XI. State Immunization Requirements for School Attendance

Appendix XII. Services of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)