tailieunhanh - RED BOOKı: 2006 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is dedicated to providing practitioners with the most current and accurate information available. Because the practice of pediatric infectious diseases is changing rapidly and because of the emergence of new infectious diseases and immunizations, the ability to obtain information quickly is paramount. | RED BOOKũ 2006 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES - 27th Ed. Author Committee on Infectious Diseases American Academy of Pediatrics Larry K. Pickering MD FAAP Editor Carol J. Baker MD FAAP Associate Editor Sarah S. Long MD FAAP Associate Editor Julia A. McMillan MD FAAP Associate Editor American Academy of Pediatrics 141 Northwest Point Blvd Elk Grove Village IL 60007-1098 Preface The Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics AAP is dedicated to providing practitioners with the most current and accurate information available. Because the practice of pediatric infectious diseases is changing rapidly and because of the emergence of new infectious diseases and immunizations the ability to obtain information quickly is paramount. Although the Red Book is updated every 3 years practitioners who care for children should visit periodically the AAP Web site and the Red Book Online Web site where interim updates will be provided. The Committee on Infectious Diseases relies on information and advice from many experts as evidenced by the lengthy list of contributors. We especially are indebted to the many contributors from other AAP committees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the Food and Drug Administration the National Institutes of Health the Canadian Paediatric Society the World Health Organization and many other organizations that have made this edition possible. In addition many suggestions made by individual AAP members to improve the presentation of information on specific issues have been taken into account under the able leadership of Larry K. Pickering MD editor and associate editors Carol J. Baker MD Sarah S. Long MD and Julia A. McMillan MD. We also are indebted to Edgar O. Ledbetter MD who spent many hours gathering the slide materials that are part of the electronic versions of the Red Book and provided other invaluable assistance with this edition. As noted in previous .