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Contents: Red Book 2003
Summary of Major Changes in the 2003 Red Book
       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
       APPENDICES
 
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Suggested Citation: American Academy of Pediatrics. [chapter title]. In: Pickering LK, ed. Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 26th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2003:[page number]


 

Dedication
Red Book 2003: xiii. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Preface
Red Book 2003: xiv. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Introduction
Red Book 2003: xv. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Summary of Major Changes in the 2003 Red Book
Red Book 2003: xxv. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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SECTION 1. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION:

Prologue
Red Book 2003: 1-2. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Sources of Vaccine Information
Red Book 2003: 2-4. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Informing Patients and Parents
Red Book 2003: 4-7. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Active Immunization
Red Book 2003: 7-9. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Immunizing Antigens
Red Book 2003: 9-10. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Vaccine Handling and Storage
Red Book 2003: 10-16. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Vaccine Administration
Red Book 2003: 17-20. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Managing Injection Pain
Red Book 2003: 20-21. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Scheduling Immunizations
Red Book 2003: 21-23. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [Immunization Schedule, 2006]  

Minimum Ages and Minimum Intervals Between Vaccine Doses
Red Book 2003: 23-32. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Interchangeability of Vaccine Products
Red Book 2003: 32-33. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Simultaneous Administration of Multiple Vaccines
Red Book 2003: 33. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Lapsed Immunizations
Red Book 2003: 33. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Unknown or Uncertain Immunization Status
Red Book 2003: 33-34. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Immunizations Received Outside the United States
Red Book 2003: 34. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Vaccine Dose
Red Book 2003: 34. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Active Immunization of People Who Recently Received Immune Globulin
Red Book 2003: 35-36. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Tuberculin Testing
Red Book 2003: 36. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Record Keeping and Immunization Registries
Red Book 2003: 36-37. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Vaccine Shortages
Red Book 2003: 37. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Vaccine Safety and Contraindications
Red Book 2003: 37-49. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Reporting of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Red Book 2003: 50. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices (see Appendix II, p 795)
Red Book 2003: 50. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Parental Misconceptions About Immunizations
Red Book 2003: 50-53. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Passive Immunization
Red Book 2003: 53-54. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Immune Globulin
Red Book 2003: 54-56. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Specific Immune Globulins
Red Book 2003: 56. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Immune Globulin Intravenous
Red Book 2003: 56-59. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Human Plasma
Red Book 2003: 59-60. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Antibodies of Animal Origin (Animal Antisera)
Red Book 2003: 60-63. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Treatment of Anaphylactic Reactions
Red Book 2003: 63-66. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Immunization in Special Clinical Circumstances

Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants
Red Book 2003: 66-68. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Pregnancy
Red Book 2003: 68-69. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Immunocompromised Children
Red Book 2003: 69-81. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Children With a Personal or Family History of Seizures
Red Book 2003: 81-82. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Children With Chronic Diseases
Red Book 2003: 82. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Active Immunization After Exposure to Disease
Red Book 2003: 83-84. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

American Indian/Alaska Native Children
Red Book 2003: 84-85. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Children in Residential Institutions
Red Book 2003: 85-87. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Children in Military Populations
Red Book 2003: 87-88. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Adolescent and College Populations
Red Book 2003: 88-90. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Health Care Personnel
Red Book 2003: 90-92. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Refugees and Immigrants
Red Book 2003: 92-93. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

International Travel
Red Book 2003: 93-98. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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SECTION 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CARE OF CHILDREN IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:

Biological Terrorism
Red Book 2003: 99-105. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Blood Safety: Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
Red Book 2003: 106-116. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Human Milk
Red Book 2003: 117-123. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Children in Out-of-Home Child Care
Red Book 2003: 123-137. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

School Health
Red Book 2003: 137-146. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Infection Control for Hospitalized Children
Red Book 2003: 146-155. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Infection Control in Physicians’ Offices
Red Book 2003: 155-156. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents and Children
Red Book 2003: 157-167. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Hepatitis and Youth in Corrections Settings
Red Book 2003: 167-173. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children for Infectious Diseases
Red Book 2003: 173-180. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Injuries From Discarded Needles in the Community
Red Book 2003: 180-182. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Bite Wounds
Red Book 2003: 182-186. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Prevention of Tickborne Infections
Red Book 2003: 186-187. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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SECTION 3. SUMMARIES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES:

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Actinomycosis
Red Book 2003: 189-190. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Adenovirus Infections
Red Book 2003: 190-192. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Amebiasis
Red Book 2003: 192-194. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Amebic Meningoencephalitis and Keratitis (Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species, and Balamuthia mandrillaris)
Red Book 2003: 194-196. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Anthrax
Red Book 2003: 196-199. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Arboviruses (Including California Encephalitis [Primarily La Crosse], Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis, Powassan Encephalitis, St Louis Encephalitis, Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Encephalitis, Colorado Tick Fever, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, and Yellow Fever)
Red Book 2003: 199-205. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Infections
Red Book 2003: 205-206. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Ascaris lumbricoides Infections
Red Book 2003: 206-208. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Aspergillosis
Red Book 2003: 208-210. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Astrovirus Infections
Red Book 2003: 210-211. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Babesiosis
Red Book 2003: 211-212. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Bacillus cereus Infections
Red Book 2003: 212-213. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Bacterial Vaginosis
Red Book 2003: 214-215. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Bacteroides and Prevotella Infections
Red Book 2003: 216-217. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Balantidium coli Infections (Balantidiasis)
Red Book 2003: 217-218. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Blastocystis hominis Infections
Red Book 2003: 218-219. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Blastomycosis
Red Book 2003: 219-220. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Borrelia Infections (Relapsing Fever)
Red Book 2003: 220-222. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Brucellosis
Red Book 2003: 222-224. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Burkholderia Infections
Red Book 2003: 224-225. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Caliciviruses
Red Book 2003: 226-227. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Campylobacter Infections
Red Book 2003: 227-229. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Thrush)
Red Book 2003: 229-232. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Cat-Scratch Disease (Bartonella henselae)
Red Book 2003: 232-234. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Chancroid
Red Book 2003: 234-235. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Chlamydial Infections

Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) pneumoniae
Red Book 2003: 235-237. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) psittaci (Psittacosis, Ornithosis)
Red Book 2003: 237-238. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Chlamydia trachomatis
Red Book 2003: 238-243. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Clostridial Infections

Botulism and Infant Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
Red Book 2003: 243-246. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Clostridium difficile
Red Book 2003: 246-248. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
Red Book 2003: 248-249. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Clostridium perfringens Food Poisoning
Red Book 2003: 249-250. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Coccidioidomycosis
Red Book 2003: 250-253. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Coronaviruses
Red Book 2003: 253. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Cryptococcus neoformans Infections (Cryptococcosis)
Red Book 2003: 254-255. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Cryptosporidiosis
Red Book 2003: 255-257. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Red Book 2003: 257. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Cyclospora Infections (Cyclosporiasis)
Red Book 2003: 258. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Cytomegalovirus Infection
Red Book 2003: 259-262. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Diphtheria
Red Book 2003: 263-266. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Ehrlichia Infections (Human Ehrlichioses)
Red Book 2003: 266-269. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Enterovirus (Nonpoliovirus) Infections (Group A and B Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses, and Enteroviruses)
Red Book 2003: 269-270. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)
Red Book 2003: 271-273. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Escherichia coli and Other Gram-Negative Bacilli (Septicemia and Meningitis in Neonates)
Red Book 2003: 273-275. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Escherichia coli Diarrhea (Including Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome)
Red Book 2003: 275-280. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Fungal Diseases
Red Book 2003: 280-282. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Giardia lamblia Infections (Giardiasis)
Red Book 2003: 283-285. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Gonococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 285-291. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
Red Book 2003: 292-293. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Haemophilus influenzae Infections
Red Book 2003: 293-301. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Red Book 2003: 301-304. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Helicobacter pylori Infections
Red Book 2003: 304-305. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Hemorrhagic Fevers Caused by Arenaviruses
Red Book 2003: 305-307. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Hemorrhagic Fevers and Related Syndromes, Excluding Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Caused by Viruses of the Family Bunyaviridae
Red Book 2003: 307-309. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Hepatitis A
Red Book 2003: 309-318. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Hepatitis B
Red Book 2003: 318-336. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Hepatitis C
Red Book 2003: 336-340. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Hepatitis D
Red Book 2003: 340-341. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Hepatitis E
Red Book 2003: 342-343. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Hepatitis G
Red Book 2003: 343. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Herpes Simplex
Red Book 2003: 344-353. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Histoplasmosis
Red Book 2003: 353-356. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Hookworm Infections (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)
Red Book 2003: 356-357. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Human Herpesvirus 6 (Including Roseola) and 7
Red Book 2003: 357-359. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Human Herpesvirus 8
Red Book 2003: 359. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Red Book 2003: 360-382. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Influenza
Red Book 2003: 382-391. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Isosporiasis (Isospora belli)
Red Book 2003: 391. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Kawasaki Syndrome
Red Book 2003: 392-395. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Kingella kingae Infections
Red Book 2003: 396. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Legionella pneumophila Infections
Red Book 2003: 397-398. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Leishmaniasis
Red Book 2003: 398-401. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Leprosy
Red Book 2003: 401-403. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Leptospirosis
Red Book 2003: 403-405. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Listeria monocytogenes Infections (Listeriosis)
Red Book 2003: 405-407. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)
Red Book 2003: 407-411. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Lymphatic Filariasis (Bancroftian, Malayan, and Timorian)
Red Book 2003: 412-413. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Red Book 2003: 413-414. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Malaria
Red Book 2003: 414-419. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Measles
Red Book 2003: 419-429. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Meningococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 430-436. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Microsporidia Infections (Microsporidiosis)
Red Book 2003: 436-437. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Molluscum Contagiosum
Red Book 2003: 437-438. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Moraxella catarrhalis Infections
Red Book 2003: 438-439. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Mumps
Red Book 2003: 439-443. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections
Red Book 2003: 443-445. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Nocardiosis
Red Book 2003: 445-446. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Onchocerciasis (River Blindness, Filariasis)
Red Book 2003: 446-447. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Human Papillomavirus
Red Book 2003: 448-451. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American Blastomycosis)
Red Book 2003: 451-452. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Paragonimiasis
Red Book 2003: 452-453. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Parainfluenza Viral Infections
Red Book 2003: 454-455. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Parasitic Diseases
Red Book 2003: 456-458. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease)
Red Book 2003: 459-461. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Pasteurella Infections
Red Book 2003: 462-463. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
Red Book 2003: 463-465. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Pediculosis Corporis (Body Lice)
Red Book 2003: 466. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice)
Red Book 2003: 467. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Red Book 2003: 468-472. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Pertussis
Red Book 2003: 472-486. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Pinworm Infection (Enterobius vermicularis)
Red Book 2003: 486-487. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Plague
Red Book 2003: 487-489. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Pneumococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 490-500. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Pneumocystis jiroveci Infections
Red Book 2003: 500-505. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Poliovirus Infections
Red Book 2003: 505-509. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Prion Diseases

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Red Book 2003: 510-512. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Q Fever
Red Book 2003: 512-514. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [Additional Image]  

 
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Rabies
Red Book 2003: 514-521. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Rat-Bite Fever
Red Book 2003: 521-523. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Red Book 2003: 523-528. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Rhinovirus Infections
Red Book 2003: 528-529. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Rickettsial Diseases
Red Book 2003: 529-531. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Rickettsialpox
Red Book 2003: 531-532. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Red Book 2003: 532-534. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Rotavirus Infections
Red Book 2003: 534-536. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Rubella
Red Book 2003: 536-541. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

 
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Salmonella Infections
Red Book 2003: 541-547. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Scabies
Red Book 2003: 547-549. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Schistosomiasis
Red Book 2003: 549-551. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Shigella Infections
Red Book 2003: 551-553. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Smallpox (Variola)
Red Book 2003: 554-558. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Sporotrichosis
Red Book 2003: 558-559. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
Red Book 2003: 559-560. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Staphylococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 561-573. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Group A Streptococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 573-584. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Group B Streptococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 584-591. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Non-Group A or B Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections
Red Book 2003: 591-593. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides stercoralis)
Red Book 2003: 593-595. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Syphilis
Red Book 2003: 595-607. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

 
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Tapeworm Diseases (Taeniasis and Cysticercosis)
Red Book 2003: 608-610. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Other Tapeworm Infections (Including Hydatid Disease)
Red Book 2003: 610-611. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Tetanus (Lockjaw)
Red Book 2003: 611-616. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Tinea Capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)
Red Book 2003: 617-618. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Tinea Corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
Red Book 2003: 619-620. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch)
Red Book 2003: 620-621. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Tinea Pedis (Athlete’s Foot, Ringworm of the Feet)
Red Book 2003: 621-623. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis Versicolor)
Red Book 2003: 623-624. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Toxic Shock Syndrome
Red Book 2003: 624-630. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Toxocariasis (Visceral Larva Migrans, Ocular Larva Migrans)
Red Book 2003: 630-631. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Toxoplasma gondii Infections (Toxoplasmosis)
Red Book 2003: 631-635. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Trichinosis (Trichinella spiralis)
Red Book 2003: 635-636. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Trichomonas vaginalis Infections (Trichomoniasis)
Red Book 2003: 637-638. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Trichuriasis (Whipworm Infection)
Red Book 2003: 638. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness)
Red Book 2003: 639-640. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)
Red Book 2003: 640-641. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Tuberculosis
Red Book 2003: 642-660. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Images]  

Diseases Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (Atypical Mycobacteria, Mycobacteria Other Than Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Red Book 2003: 661-666. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images]

Tularemia
Red Book 2003: 666-667. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Endemic Typhus (Fleaborne Typhus or Murine Typhus)
Red Book 2003: 668-669. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Epidemic Typhus (Louseborne Typhus)
Red Book 2003: 669-670. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 
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Ureaplasma urealyticum Infections
Red Book 2003: 671-672. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 
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Varicella-Zoster Infections
Red Book 2003: 672-686. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Vibrio Infections

Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
Red Book 2003: 686-688. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español] [View Images] [Additional Image]  

Other Vibrio Infections
Red Book 2003: 689-690. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 
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Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections (Enteritis and Other Illnesses)
Red Book 2003: 690-692. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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SECTION 4. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND RELATED THERAPY:

Introduction
Red Book 2003: 693. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Fluoroquinolones
Red Book 2003: 693-694. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Tetracyclines
Red Book 2003: 694. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents
Red Book 2003: 695. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Principles of Appropriate Use for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Red Book 2003: 695-697. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Principles of Appropriate Use of Vancomycin
Red Book 2003: 697-698. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance in Health Care Settings
Red Book 2003: 698. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Tables of Antibacterial Drug Dosages
Red Book 2003: 699-712. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Red Book 2003: 713-718. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Antifungal Drugs for Systemic Fungal Infections

Polyenes
Red Book 2003: 719-720. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Pyrimidines
Red Book 2003: 720. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Azoles
Red Book 2003: 720-721. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Echinocandins
Red Book 2003: 721. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Recommended Doses of Parenteral and Oral Antifungal Drugs
Red Book 2003: 722-724. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Drugs for Invasive and Other Serious Fungal Infections In Children
Red Book 2003: 725. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Topical Drugs for Superficial Fungal Infections
Red Book 2003: 726-728. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Antiviral Drugs for Non-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections
Red Book 2003: 729-732. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Antiretroviral Therapy
Red Book 2003: 733-743. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Drugs for Parasitic Infections
Red Book 2003: 744-770. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

MedWatch—The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
Red Book 2003: 771-772. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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SECTION 5. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS:

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Red Book 2003: 773-774. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Surgical Patients
Red Book 2003: 774-778. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
Red Book 2003: 778. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Prevention of Neonatal Ophthalmia
Red Book 2003: 778-787. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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APPENDICES:

Directory of Resources
Red Book 2003: 789-794. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices
Red Book 2003: 795-797. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Immunizations, 2003
Red Book 2003: 798-801. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. Reporting and Compensation Table.
Red Book 2003: 802-808. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

State Immunization Requirements for School Attendance
Red Book 2003: 809. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Clinical Syndromes Associated With Foodborne Diseases
Red Book 2003: 810-813. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Prevention of Disease From Potentially Contaminated Food Products
Red Book 2003: 814-816. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Diseases Transmitted by Animals
Red Book 2003: 817-821. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the United States
Red Book 2003: 822-823. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

Services of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Red Book 2003: 824. [Extract] [Full Version] [PDF Español]

 

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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
APPENDICES
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