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Infectious Disease Resources

Red Book Online subscribers have access to essential infectious disease and immunization resources such as

• Red Book SPOTLIGHT Section Archives – Editor's Choice

• NEW! Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2009
  0-6 Years [PDF] | 7-18 Years [PDF]

• 2009 Catch-Up Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Who Start Late or Who Are >1 Month Behind
  PDF File

• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule — United States, 2007-2008 CDC Link

• Interactive Immunization Scheduler for Children up to 6 years of age CDC Link

• Interactive Catch-Up Immunization Scheduler for Children up to 6 years of age CDC Link

• NEW! ACIP U.S. Vaccine Abbreviations – abbreviations for vaccines included in the immunization schedules for children, adolescents, and adults

• AAP Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, Technical Reports, and Clinical Practice Guidelines

• ACIP Recommendations and Updates

• CDC Vaccine Information

• Patient Education Brochures – including newly revised "Immunizations: What You Need to Know" brochure

• Practice Management Forms – updated Refusal to Vaccinate form (8/03)

• Principles of Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents Compendium

• Coding Information – New Feature

• AAP Links

• AAP Electronic Resources – information about online, PDA, CD-ROM, DVD, and VHS products from the American Academy of Pediatrics

• Red Book ARCHIVES – access the 2003 and 2000 editions of the Red Book

• Red Book SPOTLIGHT Section Archives – Editor's Choice
  • June 2003—Section 4, Drugs for Parasitic Infections
  • July 2003—Section 3, Group B Streptococcal Infections
  • August 2003—Section 3, Arboviruses
  • Mid-August 2003—Section 2, School Health
  • September 2003—Section 3, Influenza
  • October 2003—Section 3, Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • November 2003—Foodborne Diseases: Appendix VI, Clinical Syndromes Associated With Foodborne Diseases and Appendix VII, Prevention of Disease From Potentially Contaminated Food Products
  • December 2003—Section 3, Hepatitis A
  • Mid-December 2003—Section 3, Influenza
  • January 2004—Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States, January – June 2004
  • Mid-January 2004—Section 3, Rotavirus Infections
  • February 2004—Section 3, Prion Diseases: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
  • Mid-February 2004—Section 2, Blood Safety: Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
  • March 2004—Section 3, Pertussis
  • Mid-March 2004—Section 4, Tables of Antibacterial Drug Dosages: Table 4.1, Antibacterial Drugs for Newborn Infants and Table 4.2, Antibacterial Drugs for Pediatric Patients Beyond the Newborn Period
  • April 2004—Section 3, Varicella-Zoster Infections
  • Mid-April 2004—Section 2, Children in Out-of-Home Child Care
  • May 2004—Section 3, Tuberculosis
  • Mid-May 2004—Section 3, Diseases Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • June 2004—Section 2, Bite Wounds
  • Mid-June 2004—Waterborne Diseases, including Section 3, Cryptosporidiosis and Section 3, Amebic Meningoencephalitis and Keratitis (Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species, and Balamuthia mandrillaris)
  • July 2004—Section 3, Giardia lamblia Infections (Giardiasis)
  • Mid-July 2004—Appendix VIII, Diseases Transmitted by Animals
  • August 2004—Section 3, Meningococcal Infections
  • Mid-August 2004—Section 2, Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents and Children
  • September 2004—Section 1, Vaccine Shortages
  • Mid-September 2004—Appendix IX, Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the United States and Appendix IV, National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. Reporting and Compensation Table.
  • October 2004—Viral Gastroenteritis, including Adenovirus Infections, Astrovirus Infections, Caliciviruses, and Rotavirus Infections
  • Mid-October 2004—Section 3, Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • November 2004—Section 2, Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children for Infectious Diseases
  • Mid-November 2004—Section 3, Campylobacter Infections and Section 3, Salmonella Infections
  • December 2004—Section 2, Infection Control for Hospitalized Children and Section 2, Infection Control in Physicians' Offices
  • Mid-December 2004—Section 3, Staphylococcal Infections and Section 3, Group A Streptococcal Infections
  • January 2005—Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States, 2005
  • Mid-January 2005—Section 1, Minimum Ages and Minimum Intervals Between Vaccine Doses
  • February 2005—Section 3, Influenza
  • Mid-February 2005—Section 3, Meningococcal Infections
  • March 2005—Section 1, Sources of Vaccine Information
  • Mid-March 2005—Section 3, Rubella
  • April 2005—Section 3, Pertussis
  • Mid-April 2005—Section 3, Herpes Simplex
  • May 2005—Section 2, Prevention of Tickborne Infections
  • Mid-May 2005—Tickborne Diseases, including Section 3, Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi Infection) and Section 3, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  • June 2005—Section 3, Escherichia coli Diarrhea (Including Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome)
  • Mid-June 2005—Section 3, Hepatitis B
  • July 2005—Section 1, International Travel
  • Mid-July 2005—Section 1, Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants
  • August 2005—Section 2, Children in Out-of-Home Child Care
  • Mid-August 2005—Section 2, School Health and Appendix V, State Immunization Requirements for School Attendance
  • September 2005—Section 1, Vaccine Handling and Storage
  • Mid-September 2005—Section 3, Varicella-Zoster Infections
  • October 2005—Section 3, Influenza
  • Mid-October 2005—Section 3, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Section 3, Parainfluenza Viral Infections
  • November 2005—Appendix VI, Clinical Syndromes Associated With Foodborne Diseases
  • Mid-November 2005—Appendix VII, Prevention of Disease From Potentially Contaminated Food Products
  • December 2005—Section 1, Parental Misconceptions About Immunizations
  • Mid-December 2005—Section 3, Human Papillomavirus
  • January 2006—Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2006
  • Mid-January 2006—Section 1, Minimum Ages and Minimum Intervals Between Vaccine Doses
  • February 2006—Section 3, Influenza
  • Mid-February 2006—Section 1, Informing Patients and Parents
  • March 2006—Section 3, Group A Streptococcal Infections
  • Mid-March 2006—Section 3, Varicella-Zoster Infections
  • April 2006—Section 3, Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease)
  • Mid-April 2006—Section 3, Mumps
  • May 2006—Section 3, Cryptosporidiosis
  • Mid-May 2006—Section 2, Bite Wounds
  • June 2006—Section 2, Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children for Infectious Diseases
  • Mid-June 2006—Section 5, Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Surgical Patients
  • July 2006—Section 1, Informing Patients and Parents
  • August 2006—Summary of Major Changes in the 2006 Red Book
  • September 2006—Section 3, West Nile Virus
  • Mid-September 2006—Section 3, Escherichia coli Diarrhea (Including Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome)
  • October 2006—Section 3, Rotavirus Infections
  • Mid-October 2006—Section 3, Influenza
  • November 2006—Section 1, Vaccine Handling and Storage
  • Mid-November 2006—Appendix VII, Prevention of Disease From Potentially Contaminated Food Products
  • December 2006—Section 1, Immunocompromised Children
  • Mid-December 2006—Section 2, Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children for Infectious Diseases
  • January 2007—Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: United States, 2007, for Ages 0-6 and Ages 7-18
  • February 2007—Appendix IX, Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the United States
  • March 2007—Section 3, Rotavirus Infections
  • April 2007—Section 3, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  • May 2007—Section 2, Prevention of Mosquitoborne Infections
  • July 2007—Section 2, Prevention of Illnesses Associated with Recreational Water Use
  • August 2007—Section 1, Adolescent and College Populations
  • September 2007—Section 2, School Health
  • October 2007—Section 3, Parainfluenza Viral Infections
  • Mid-October 2007—Section 3, Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • November 2007—Section 3, Influenza
  • Mid-November 2007—Appendix VII, Prevention of Disease From Potentially Contaminated Food Products
  • December 2007—Section 1, Parental Misconceptions About Immunizations
  • Mid-December 2007—Section 3, Haemophilus influenzae Infections
  • January 2008—Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: United States, 2008, for Ages 0-6 and Ages 7-18
  • February 2008—Appendix II, Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices
  • Mid-February 2008—Section 1, Informing Patients and Parents
  • March 2008—Section 3, Rotavirus Infections
  • Mid-March 2008—Section 3, Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • April 2008—Section 3, Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease)
  • May 2008—Section 3, Measles
  • September 2008—Section 2, School Health
  • October 2008—Section 3, Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • November 2008—Section 3, Influenza
  • December 2008—Section 3, Haemophilus influenzae Infections
  • January 2009—Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: United States, 2009, for Ages 0-6 and Ages 7-18
  • February 2009—Section 1, Informing Patients and Parents
  • March 2009—Section 3, Rotavirus Infections
  • April 2009—Section 3, Parainfluenza Viral Infections
  • May 2009—Section 2, School Health and Children in Out-of-Home Child Care - General Practices
  • June 2009—Section 2, Prevention of Illnesses Associated with Recreational Water

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