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Section 2. Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

MEDICAL EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Immunizations

Some international adoptees will have written documentation of immunizations received in their birth country. Although immunizations such as BCG, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis (DTP), poliovirus, measles, and hepatitis B virus vaccines often are documented, other immunizations such as Haemophilus influenzae type b, mumps, and rubella vaccines are given less frequently, and Streptococcus pneumoniae and varicella vaccines are given rarely. Internationally adopted children and adolescents should receive immunizations according to the recommended schedules in the United States for healthy children and adolescents (see Fig 1.1, p 26, . . . [Go to Full Text]

 

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