Plotkin's vaccines / Stanley A. Plotkin, France, Walter A. Orenstein, Paul A. Offit and Kathryn M. Edwards.

Contributor(s):

Plotkin, Stanley A, 1932- [editor, MD., Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania ; Emeritus Professor, Wistar Institute, Former Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Former Medical and Scientific Director, Pasteur Merieux Connaught (now Sanofi Pasteur), Marnes-la-Coquette, France]
Orenstein, Walter A [editor, MD, DSc (HON), Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Global Health, Emory University, Associate Director, Emory Vaccines Center, Atlanta, Georgia ; Former Deputy Director for Immunization Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Wasahington ; Former Director, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Preventation, Atlanta]
Offit, Paul A [editor, MD, Chief Division of Infectious Diseases, Director, Vaccine Education Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Professor of Pediatrics, Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
Edwards Kathryn M [editor, MD, Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, 2018Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xxi, 1691 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780323357616 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Uniform titles:

Vaccines (Plotkin)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

QR189

Contents:

1 : General Aspects of Vaccination. -- 2 : Licensed Vaccines and Vaccines in Development. -- 3 : New Technologies. -- 4 : Vaccination of Special Groups. -- 5 : Public Health and Regulatory Issues

Summary: From the development of each vaccine to its use in reducing disease, Plotkin's Vaccines, 7th Edition, provides the expert information you need to provide optimal care to your patients. This award-winning text offers a complete understanding of each disease, as well as the latest knowledge of both existing vaccines and those currently in research and development. Described by Bill Gates as an indispensable guide to the enhancement of the well-being of our world, Plotkin's Vaccines is a must-have reference for current, authoritative information in this fast-moving field. Includes complete information for each disease, including clinical characteristics, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, epidemiology, and public health and regulatory issues - plus complete information for each vaccine, including its stability, immunogenicity, efficacy, duration of immunity, adverse events, indications, contraindications, precautions, administration with other vaccines, and disease-control strategies. Analyzes the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of different vaccine options. Helps you clearly visualize concepts and objective data through an abundance of tables and figures. Covers the new oral cholera and zoster vaccines, as well as newly licensed meningococcal group B vaccines and a newly licensed dengue vaccine. Brings you up to date on successful human trials of Ebola vaccines, an enterovirus 71 vaccine licensed in China, and new recommendations and changes to polio vaccines. Features a new chapter on maternal immunization. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Medical School Open Shelf	QR189 PLO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	150719	Available		BK137772
Book	Medical School Open Shelf	QR189 PLO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	150718	Available		BK137784

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 : General Aspects of Vaccination. --
2 : Licensed Vaccines and Vaccines in Development. --
3 : New Technologies. --
4 : Vaccination of Special Groups. --
5 : Public Health and Regulatory Issues

From the development of each vaccine to its use in reducing disease, Plotkin's Vaccines, 7th Edition, provides the expert information you need to provide optimal care to your patients. This award-winning text offers a complete understanding of each disease, as well as the latest knowledge of both existing vaccines and those currently in research and development. Described by Bill Gates as an indispensable guide to the enhancement of the well-being of our world, Plotkin's Vaccines is a must-have reference for current, authoritative information in this fast-moving field.

Includes complete information for each disease, including clinical characteristics, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, epidemiology, and public health and regulatory issues - plus complete information for each vaccine, including its stability, immunogenicity, efficacy, duration of immunity, adverse events, indications, contraindications, precautions, administration with other vaccines, and disease-control strategies.
Analyzes the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of different vaccine options.
Helps you clearly visualize concepts and objective data through an abundance of tables and figures.
Covers the new oral cholera and zoster vaccines, as well as newly licensed meningococcal group B vaccines and a newly licensed dengue vaccine.
Brings you up to date on successful human trials of Ebola vaccines, an enterovirus 71 vaccine licensed in China, and new recommendations and changes to polio vaccines.
Features a new chapter on maternal immunization.
Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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