Toward the goal of eradicating one of the world's most prevalent infectious diseases, a comprehensive reference on the vaccines their development, production, and use; serological assays; epidemiology; clinical trials in various countries and among various populations; needs unfulfilled by current vaccines; variant viruses; experimental HBV vaccine design; and potential future recombinant vaccines. Of particular interest to pediatricians and clinical practitioners are the current recommendations for vaccination including the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for universal vaccination of infants, and new OSHA regulations covering many types of workers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
This book presents current recommendations for vaccination for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis in all suitable target populations and groups. It provides immunization guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for health care workers and others at occupational risk of exposure and for routine vaccinations by the Immune Practices Advisory Committee of the Centers for Disease Control.;Covering all aspects of the production, testing and applications of Hepatitis B vaccines, this book: lists all available vaccines worldwide; discusses all serological assays in the field; examines how the vaccine was tested in international clinical trials; describes new programmes for universal immunization of infants; and reveals how the vaccine may prevent some forms of hepatocellular carcinoma.;The book should be of interest to: infectious disease specialists, clinical virologists, immunologists, haematologists, oncologists, hepatologists and gastroenterologists, paediatricians, pharmacologists, molecular biologists, biochemists, biotechnologists, genetic engineers, occupational safety administrators and public health specialists; and upper level undergraduate, graduate and medical school students of these disciplines.
