Vaccines

by Plotkin, Stanley A., M.D.; Orenstein, Walter A., M.D.; Offit, Paul A.

• ISBN13: 9781416036111
• ISBN10: 1416036113
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-07
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Summary

Completely revised and updated, this respected reference offers comprehensive and current coverage of every aspect of vaccination-from development to use in reducing disease. It provides authoritative information on vaccine production, available preparations, efficacy, and safety.recommendations for vaccine use, with rationales.data on the impact of vaccination programs on morbidity and mortality.and more. And now, as an Expert Consult title, it includes a companion web site offering this unparalleled guidance where and when you need it most! Provides a complete understanding of each disease, including clinical characteristics, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, as well an epidemiology and public health issues. Offers comprehensive coverage of both existing vaccines and vaccines currently in the research and development stage. Examines vaccine stability, immunogenicity, efficacy, duration of immunity, adverse events, indications, contraindications, precautions, administration with other vaccines, and disease control strategies. Analyses the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of vaccines. Discusses the proper use of immune globulins and antitoxins. Illustrates concepts and objective data with approximately 600 tables and figures. Includes access to a companion web site offering the complete contents of the book - fully searchable - for rapid consultation from anyplace with an Internet connection. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

General aspects of vaccination

A Short History of Vaccinatio

The Immunology of Vaccinatio

The Vaccine Industr

Vaccine Manufacturin

Immunologic Adjuvant

Vaccine Additives and Manufacturing Residuals in the United States: Licensed Vaccine

General Immunization Practice

Licensed vaccines

Anthrax Vaccin

Cholera Vaccin

Diphtheria Toxoi

Haemophilus influenzae Vaccin

Hepatitis A Vaccin

Hepatitis B Vaccin

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccin

Influenza Vaccine (Inactivated

Influenza Vaccine (Live

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

Measles Vaccin

Meningococcal Vaccine

Mumps Vaccin

Pertussis Vaccin

Plagu

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccin

Pneumococcal Polysaccharid

Poliovirus Vaccine (Inactivated

Poliovirus Vaccine (Live

Rabies Vaccin

Rotavirus Vaccin

Rubella Vaccin

Smallpox and Vaccini

Tetanus Toxoi

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Vaccin

Tuberculosi

Typhoid Fever Vaccin

Varicella Vaccin

Yellow Fever Vaccin

Zoster Vaccin

Combination Vaccine

Vaccines in development and new vaccine strategies

Adenovirus Vaccin

Biodefense and Special Pathogen Vaccine

Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine

Cytomegalovirus Vaccin

Dengue Vaccin

Diarrhea Caused by Bacteri

Ebola Vaccin

Epstein-Barr Virus Vaccin

Hepatitis C Vaccin

Hepatitis E Vaccin

Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccin

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV

Lyme Disease Vaccin

Malaria Vaccine, Filip Dubovsk

Noninfectious Disease Vaccine

Parainfluenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine

Parasitic Disease Vaccine

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Vaccin

Staphylococcus Vaccin

Streptococcus Group A Vaccin

Streptococcus Group B Vaccin

New Vaccine Strategie

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