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Summary of Major Changes in the 2000 Red Book
Major changes in recommendations and information concerning pediatric infectious diseases and immunizations since publication of the 1997 Red Book are listed here to aid physicians and other health care professionals in implementing these changes in their practices. Because the Red Book is divided into 5 major sections plus the appendices, the summary of the changes are grouped accordingly. In addition, on February 17, 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a license application for pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine for active immunization of infants and toddlers against invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae due to capsular serotypes included in the vaccine, beginning at 2 months of age. Information about recommendations for use of this vaccine will be published in Pediatrics and is available at http://www.aap.org/.
The Visual Red Book on CD-ROM contains more than 640 photographs and source data related to clinical and laboratory manifestations of many infectious diseases. This material will assist pediatricians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals caring for children to more expeditiously diagnose and manage these infections. Many of the disease manifestations depicted are now less frequently seen because of the availability and routine use of immunizations in infants, children, and adolescents.
SECTION 1. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION
Prologue. A table of the baseline 20th century annual morbidity, the 1998 morbidity and percentage decrease in 9 diseases with vaccines recommended before 1990 for universal use in children in the United States is given (Table 1.1, p 2).
Sources of Vaccine Information. Information in this section has been updated to include Web sites and fax and telephone numbers where additional information can be obtained (p 2).
Informing Patients and Parents. A table outlining the use of Vaccine Information Statements
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