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Introduction
The Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is responsible for developing and revising guidelines of the AAP for control of infectious diseases in children. At intervals of approximately 3 years, the committee issues the Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, which contains a composite summary of current AAP recommendations concerning infectious diseases in and immunizations for infants, children, and adolescents. These recommendations represent a consensus of opinions developed by members of the committee in conjunction with liaison representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health, the National Vaccine Program Office, the Canadian Paediatric Society, Red Book consultants, and numerous collaborators. This edition is based on information available as of January 2006.
Unanswered scientific questions, the complexity of medical practice, the explosion of new information, and inevitable differences of opinion among experts result in inherent limitations of the Red Book. In the context of these limitations, the committee endeavors to provide current, relevant, and defensible recommendations for prevention and management of infectious diseases in infants, children, and adolescents. In some cases, other committees and experts may differ in their interpretation of data and resulting recommendations.
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