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RED BOOK
® TABLE OF CONTENTS
VISUAL LIBRARY
VACCINE STATUS TABLE
HTML VERSION | PDF VERSION -- Updated 5/8/09
2009 IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULES -- NEW!
0-6 Years [PDF] | 7-18 Years [PDF]
2009 Catch-Up Schedule [PDF]
Note: Hib Vaccine Interim Recommendations | Shortage Update
INFLUENZA RESOURCE PAGE
ERRATA -- Updated 4/11/07
H1N1 FLU (SWINE FLU) RESOURCES
Parents and Caregivers
Health Care Professionals
INFECTIOUS DISEASE NEWS
- Regular AAP H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Updates
Posted 5/1/09
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Section 3, Influenza
- 40 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Cases Confirmed in the U.S.
Posted 4/27/09
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Section 3, Influenza
- H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu), 7 Human Cases Identified
Posted 4/24/09
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Section 3, Influenza
- New Hib Cases, 2 Deaths
Posted 3/19/09
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Section 3, Haemophilus influenzae Infections
- Shortage of Acyclovir
Posted 3/2/09
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Red Book Online Intravenous Acyclovir Shortage Table
- Updated Guidelines for Rotavirus Vaccine Use
Posted 3/2/09
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Section 3, Rotavirus Infections
- Hib Alert: 5 Cases, 1 Death
Posted 3/2/09
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Section 3, Haemophilus influenzae Infections
- Time to Order Influenza Vaccine for 2009-2010 Season
Posted 3/2/09
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- AAP Posts Statement on Autism Ruling
Posted 2/12/09
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- Data Show HPV4 Vaccine Safe
Posted 1/26/09
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- Hepatitis A Vaccine Now Available
Posted 1/26/09
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- Interim Antiviral Therapy Recommendations for Oseltamivir Resistance to H1N1 Influenza A Strains
Posted 12/29/08
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- Hib Shortage Update
Posted 12/29/08
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Section 3, Haemophilus influenzae Infections
- Recommendations for Influenza Vaccine, 2008-2009
Posted 12/29/08
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Quick point-of-care access to clear clinical recommendations.
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Pediatric practice management information, tools, and resources.
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Complete library of AAP patient education handouts.
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Online home of the AAP Pediatric Coding NewsletterTM.
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 Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools - 2nd Edition
This best-selling guide helps out-of-home caregivers prevent, identify, and respond to the most common childhood infectious diseases. See timely sample pages on outbreaks, hand hygiene, and more.
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IMAGE OF THE WEEK
Hemorrhagic Fevers Caused By Arenaviruses
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RED BOOK SPOTLIGHT SECTION
Editor's Choice
Section 2, School Health and Children in Out-of-Home Child Care - General Practices
UPDATE: With the school year still in progress and children in out-of-home child care, children are at risk for contracting and spreading infectious diseases. The “School Health” chapter in Red Book provides important methods to help control and prevent the spread of infection in schools and the “General Practices” section in the chapter “Children in Out-of-Home Child Care” provides recommendations to decrease the transmission of infectious agents.
Red Book Excerpt: "Determining the likelihood that infection in one or more children will pose a risk for schoolmates depends on an understanding of several factors..."
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