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Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga Toxin--Producing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides comprehensive and detailed recommendations for STEC testing by clinical laboratories, including the recommendation that all stools submitted for routine testing from patients with acute community-acquired diarrhea (regardless of patient age, season of the year, or presence or absence of blood in the stool) be simultaneously cultured for E. coli O157:H7 (O157 STEC) and tested with an assay that detects Shiga toxins to detect non-O157 STEC. The report also includes detailed procedures for specimen selection, handling, and transport; a review of culture and nonculture tests for STEC detection; and clinica...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - October 15, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Gould HL, Bopp C, Strockbine N, Atkinson R, Baselski V, Body B, Carey R, Crandall C, Hurd S, Kaplan R, Neill M, Shea S, Somsel P, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Griffin PM, Gerner-Smidt P, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections among HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children: recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates and combines into one document earlier versions of guidelines for preventing and treating opportunistic infections (OIs) among HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children, last published in 2002 and 2004, respectively. These guidelines are intended for use by clinicians and other health-care workers providing medical care for HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children in the United States. The guidelines discuss opportunistic pathogens that occur in the United States and one that might be acquired during international travel (i.e., malaria). Topic areas covered for each OI include a brief description of the epidem...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - September 3, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Mofenson LM, Brady MT, Danner SP, Dominguez KL, Hazra R, Handelsman E, Havens P, Nesheim S, Read JS, Serchuck L, Van Dyke R, , , , , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Use of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of vaccine against infection with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. Information on vaccination for seasonal influenza has been published previously (CDC. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP], 2009. MMWR 2009;58[No. RR-8]). Vaccines against novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have not yet been licensed; however, licensed vaccine is expected to be available by mid-October 2009. On July 29, 2009, ACIP reviewed ep...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 27, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Recommendations for blood lead screening of medicaid-eligible children aged 1-5 years: an updated approach to targeting a group at high risk.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report presents the updated CDC recommendations and provides strategies to 1) improve screening rates of children at risk for EBLLs, 2) develop surveillance strategies that are not solely dependent on BLL testing, and 3) assist states with evaluation of screening plans. PMID: 19661858 [PubMed - in process] (Source: MMWR Recomm Rep)
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 6, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wengrovitz AM, Brown MJ, , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates the 2008 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 2008;57[No. RR-7]). Information on vaccination issues related to the recently identified novel influenza A H1N1 virus will be published later in 2009. The 2009 seasonal influenza recommendations include new and updated information. Highlights of the 2009 recommendations include 1) a recommendation that annu...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - July 30, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Fiore AE, Shay DK, Broder K, Iskander JK, Uyeki TM, Mootrey G, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United States.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes the expert panel process that was used to identify 24 recommended strategies for obesity prevention and a suggested measurement for each strategy that communities can use to assess performance and track progress over time. The 24 strategies are divided into six categories: 1) strategies to promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages), 2) strategies to support healthy food and beverage choices, 3) a strategy to encourage breastfeeding, 4) strategies to encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth, 5) strategies to create safe communities that su...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - July 23, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Khan LK, Sobush K, Keener D, Goodman K, Lowry A, Kakietek J, Zaro S, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Good laboratory practices for molecular genetic testing for heritable diseases and conditions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides CLIAC recommendations for good laboratory practices for ensuring the quality of molecular genetic testing for heritable diseases and conditions. The recommended practices address the total testing process (including the preanalytic,analytic,and postanalytic phases),laboratory responsibilities regarding authorized persons,confidentiality of patient information,personnel competency,considerations before introducing molecular genetic testing or offering new molecular genetic tests,and the quality management system approach to molecular genetic testing. These recommendations are intended for laboratories t...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - June 11, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chen B, Gagnon M, Shahangian S, Anderson NL, Howerton DA, Boone JD, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Compendium of measures to prevent disease associated with animals in public settings, 2009: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides recommendations for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue staff members, animal exhibitors, visitors to animal venues, physicians, and others concerned with minimizing risks associated with animals in public settings. The recommendation to wash hands is the most important prevention step for reducing the risk for disease transmission associated with animals in public settings. Other critical recommendations are that venues prohibit food in animal areas, venues include transition areas between animal areas and nonanimal areas, visitors receive information about disease risk and prevention...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - April 30, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: , , , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents: recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (i.e., persons aged >/=18 years) and adolescents (i.e., persons aged 13--17 years), last published in 2002 and 2004, respectively. It has been prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The guidelines are intended for use by clinicians and other health-care providers, HIV-infected patients, and policy makers in t...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - April 10, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kaplan JE, Benson C, Holmes KH, Brooks JT, Pau A, Masur H, , , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Plan to combat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: recommendations of the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: An estimated one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and nearly 9 million persons develop disease caused by M. tuberculosis each year. Although tuberculosis (TB) occurs predominantly in resource-limited countries, it also occurs in the United States. During 1985-1992, the United States was confronted with an unprecedented TB resurgence. This resurgence was accompanied by a rise in multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), which is defined as TB that is resistant to the two most effective first-line therapeutic drugs, isoniazid and rifampin. In addition, virtually untreatable s...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - February 13, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Plan to combat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis recommendations of the federal tuberculosis task force.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An estimated one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and nearly 9 million persons develop disease caused by M. tuberculosis each year. Although tuberculosis (TB) occurs predominantly in resource-limited countries, it also occurs in the United States. During 1985--1992, the United States was confronted with an unprecedented TB resurgence. This resurgence was accompanied by a rise in multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), which is defined as TB that is resistant to the two most effective first-line therapeutic drugs, isoniazid and rifampin. In addition, virtually untreatable strains of...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - February 13, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Lobue P, Sizemore C, Castro KG, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis among infants and children: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates and replaces the 2006 ACIP statement for prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis. ACIP recommends routine vaccination of U.S. infants with rotavirus vaccine. RV5 and RV1 differ in composition and schedule of administration. RV5 is to be administered orally in a 3-dose series, with doses administered at ages 2, 4, and 6 months. RV1 is to be administered orally in a 2-dose series, with doses administered at ages 2 and 4 months. ACIP does not express a preference for either RV5 or RV1. The recommendations in this report also address the maximum ages for doses, contraindications, precautions, and special si...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - February 6, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cortese MM, Parashar UD, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Guidelines for field triage of injured patients. Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes the process and rationale used by the Expert Panel to revise the Decision Scheme. PMID: 19165138 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: MMWR Recomm Rep)
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - January 23, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Sullivent EE, Wald MM, Mitchko J, Jurkovich GJ, Henry MC, Salomone JP, Wang SC, Galli RL, Cooper A, Brown LH, Sattin RW, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes the process and rationale used by the Expert Panel to revise the Decision Scheme. PMID: 19165138 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: MMWR Recomm Rep)
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - January 23, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Sullivent EE, Wald MM, Mitchko J, Jurkovich GJ, Henry MC, Salomone JP, Wang SC, Galli RL, Cooper A, Brown LH, Sattin RW, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Revised Surveillance Case Definitions for HIV Infection Among Adults, Adolescents, and Children AgedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For adults and adolescents (i.e., persons aged >/=13 years), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection classification system and the surveillance case definitions for HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been revised and combined into a single case definition for HIV infection. In addition, the HIV infection case definition for children aged <13 years and the AIDS case definition for children aged 18 months to <13 years have been revised. No changes have been made to the HIV infection classification system, the 24 AIDS-defining conditions for children aged <13 years, or t...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - December 5, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Schneider E, Whitmore S, Glynn KM, Dominguez K, Mitsch A, McKenna MT, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Recommendations for partner services programs for HIV infection, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infection.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides updated, integrated recommendations for services provided to partners of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and three other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (i.e., syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infection) and replaces the CDC 2001 Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention---Partner Services and the 1998 HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services Guidance. These recommendations are intended for health department program managers responsible for overseeing partner services programs for HIV infection and the three other STDs at the state and local levels. The reco...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - November 7, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Recommendations for identification and public health management of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates and expands previous CDC guidelines for HBsAg testing and includes new recommendations for public health evaluation and management for chronically infected persons and their contacts. Routine testing for HBsAg now is recommended for additional populations with HBsAg prevalence of >/=2%: persons born in geographic regions with HBsAg prevalence of >/=2%, men who have sex with men, and injection-drug users. Implementation of these recommendations will require expertise and resources to integrate HBsAg screening in prevention and care settings serving populations recommended for HBsAg testing. This re...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - September 19, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Weinbaum CM, Williams I, Mast EE, Wang SA, Finelli L, Wasley A, Neitzel SM, Ward JW, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates the 2007 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 2007;56[No. RR-6]). The 2008 recommendations include new and updated information. Principal updates and changes include 1) a new recommendation that annual vaccination be administered to all children aged 5--18 years, beginning in the 2008--09 influenza season, if feasible, but no later than the 2009--10 influenza season; 2) a recommendat...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 8, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Fiore AE, Shay DK, Broder K, Iskander JK, Uyeki TM, Mootrey G, Bresee JS, Cox NS, , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus, and tetanus in persons wounded during bombings and other mass-casualty events--United States, 2008: recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report outlines recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus, and tetanus in persons wounded during bombings or other events resulting in mass casualties. Persons wounded during such events or in conjunction with the resulting emergency response might be exposed to blood, body fluids, or tissue from other injured persons and thus be at risk for bloodborne infections. This report adapts existing general recommendations on the use of immunization and postexposure prophylaxis for tetanus and for occupational and nonoccupatio...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 1, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chapman LE, Sullivent EE, Grohskopf LA, Beltrami EM, Perz JF, Kretsinger K, Panlilio AL, Thompson ND, Ehrenberg RL, Gensheimer KF, Duchin JS, Kilmarx PH, Hunt RC, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Prevention of Herpes Zoster: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report summarizes the epidemiology of zoster and its sequelae, describes the zoster vaccine, and provides recommendations for its use among adults aged >/=60 years in the United States. Zoster is a localized, generally painful cutaneous eruption that occurs most frequently among older adults and immunocompromised persons. It is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) decades after initial VZV infection is established. Approximately one in three persons will develop zoster during their lifetime, resulting in an estimated 1 million episodes in the United States annually. A common complication of...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - June 6, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Harpaz R, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Seward JF, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report 1) describes the clinical features of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants, 2) reviews available evidence of pertussis vaccination during pregnancy as a strategy to prevent infant pertussis, 3) summarizes Tdap vaccination policy in the United States, and 4) presents recommendations for use of Td and Tdap vaccines among pregnant and postpartum women. PMID: 18509304 [PubMed - in process] (Source: MMWR Recomm Rep)
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - May 30, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Murphy TV, Slade BA, Broder KR, Kretsinger K, Tiwari T, Joyce PM, Iskander JK, Brown K, Moran JS, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Human rabies prevention--United States, 2008: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) update the previous recommendations on human rabies prevention (CDC. Human rabies prevention--United States, 1999: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR 1999;48 [No. RR-1]) and reflect the status of rabies and antirabies biologics in the United States. This statement 1) provides updated information on human and animal rabies epidemiology; 2) summarizes the evidence regarding the effectiveness/efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of rabies biologics; 3) presents new information on the cost-effectiveness ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - May 23, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Manning SE, Rupprecht CE, Fishbein D, Hanlon CA, Lumlertdacha B, Guerra M, Meltzer MI, Dhankhar P, Vaidya SA, Jenkins SR, Sun B, Hull HF, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Compendium of animal rabies prevention and control, 2008: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: Rabies is a fatal viral zoonosis and a serious public health problem. The disease is an acute, progressive encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus. Although the United States has been declared free of canine rabies virus variant transmission, multiple viral variants are maintained in wild mammal populations, and there is always a risk of reintroduction of canine rabies. All mammals are believed to be susceptible to the disease, and for purposes of this document, use of the term "animal" refers to mammals. The recommendations in this compendium serve as a basis for animal rabies-prevention and -control programs t...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - April 18, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Strategies to improve external cause-of-injury coding in state-based hospital discharge and emergency department data systems: recommendations of the CDC Workgroup for Improvement of External Cause-of-Injury Coding.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report discusses the value of using high-quality Ecoding to collect data in state-based morbidity data systems. Recommendations are provided to improve communication regarding Ecoding among stakeholders, enhance the completeness and accuracy of Ecoding, and make Ecoded data more useful for injury surveillance and prevention activities at the local, state, and federal levels. Implementing the recommendations outlined in this report should result in substantial improvements in the quality of external cause-of-injury data collected in hospital discharge and ED data systems in the United States and its territories. PM...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - March 28, 2008 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Annest JL, Fingerhut LA, Gallagher SS, Grossman DC, Hedegaard H, Johnson RL, Kohn M, Pickett D, Thomas KE, Trent RB, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Effects on violence of laws and policies facilitating the transfer of youth from the juvenile to the adult justice system: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The independent, nonfederal Task Force on Community Preventive Services (Task Force), which directs the development of the Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide), conducted a systematic review of published scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of laws and policies that facilitate the transfer of juveniles to the adult criminal justice system to determine whether these transfers prevent or reduce violence among youth who have been transferred and among the juvenile population as a whole. For this review, transfer is defined as placing juveniles aged <18 years under the jurisdiction of th...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - November 30, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hahn R, McGowan A, Liberman A, Crosby A, Fullilove M, Johnson R, Moscicki E, Price L, Snyder S, Tuma F, Lowy J, Briss P, Cory S, Stone G, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead LevelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report summarizes the findings of a review of clinical interpretation and management of BLLs </=10 mug/dL conducted by CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. This report provides information to help clinicians understand BLLs </=10 mug/dL, identifies gaps in knowledge concerning lead levels in this range, and outlines strategies to reduce childhood exposures to lead. In addition, this report summarizes scientific data relevant to counseling, blood lead screening, and lead exposure risk assessment. To aid in the interpretation of BLLs, clinicians should understand the laboratory error ra...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - November 2, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

The effectiveness of universal school-based programs for the prevention of violent and aggressive behavior: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Universal school-based programs to reduce or prevent violent behavior are delivered to all children in classrooms in a grade or in a school. Similarly, programs targeted to schools in high-risk areas (defined by low socioeconomic status or high crime rates) are delivered to all children in a grade or school in those high-risk areas. During 2004-2006, the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (Task Force) conducted a systematic review of published scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of these programs. The results of this review provide strong evidence that universal school-based programs decrease rate...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 10, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hahn R, Fuqua-Whitley D, Wethington H, Lowy J, Liberman A, Crosby A, Fullilove M, Johnson R, Moscicki E, Price L, Snyder SR, Tuma F, Cory S, Stone G, Mukhopadhaya K, Chattopadhyay S, Dahlberg L, , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2007: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates the 2006 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 2006;55[No. RR-10]). The groups of persons for whom vaccination is recommended and the antiviral medications recommended for chemoprophylaxis or treatment (oseltamivir or zanamivir) have not changed. Estimated vaccination coverage remains <50% among certain groups for whom routine annual vaccination is recommended, including young chil...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - July 13, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Fiore AE, Shay DK, Haber P, Iskander JK, Uyeki TM, Mootrey G, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Compendium of measures to prevent disease associated with animals in public settings, 2007: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides recommendations for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue staff, animal exhibitors, visitors to animal venues, physicians, and others concerned with minimizing risks associated with animals in public settings. The recommendation to wash hands is the single most important prevention step for reducing the risk for disease transmission. Other critical recommendations are that venues not allow food in animal areas, venues include transition areas between animal areas and nonanimal areas, visitors be educated about disease risk and prevention procedures, and animals be properly cared for and ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - July 6, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Prevention of varicella: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report revises, updates, and replaces the 1996 and 1999 ACIP statements for prevention of varicella. The new recommendations include 1) implementation of a routine 2-dose varicella vaccination program for children, with the first dose administered at age 12-15 months and the second dose at age 4-6 years; 2) a second dose catch-up varicella vaccination for children, adolescents, and adults who previously had received 1 dose; 3) routine vaccination of all healthy persons aged > or = 13 years without evidence of immunity; 4) prenatal assessment and postpartum vaccination; 5) expanding the use of the varicella vaccine ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - June 22, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marin M, Güris D, Chaves SS, Schmid S, Seward JF, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2007: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Rabies is a fatal viral zoonosis and a serious public health problem. The disease is an acute progressive encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus. Multiple viral variants are maintained in wild mammal populations in the United States, but all mammals are believed to be susceptible to the disease. For purposes of this document, use of the term "animal" refers to mammals. The recommendations in this compendium serve as a basis for animal rabies-prevention and -control programs throughout the United States and facilitate standardization of procedures among jurisdictions, thereby contributing to an effective national rabies-...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - April 6, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: , Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report summarizes the epidemiology of HPV and associated diseases, describes the licensed HPV vaccine, and provides recommendations for its use for vaccination among females aged 9-26 years in the United States. Genital HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States; an estimated 6.2 million persons are newly infected every year. Although the majority of infections cause no clinical symptoms and are self-limited, persistent infection with oncogenic types can cause cervical cancer in women. HPV infection also is the cause of genital warts and is associated with other anogenital cancers. Cerv...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - March 23, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Markowitz LE, Dunne EF, Saraiya M, Lawson HW, Chesson H, Unger ER, Tags: MMWR Recomm Rep Source Type: journals

Indicators for occupational health surveillance.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report introduces the OHIs and describes CSTE's approach to developing this new occupational health surveillance tool. PMID: 17230144 [PubMed - in process] (Source: MMWR Recomm Rep)
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - January 21, 2007 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adults: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and recommendation of ACIP, supported by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), for use of Tdap among health-care personnel.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: Kretsinger K, Broder KR, Cortese MM, Joyce MP, Ortega-Sanchez I, Lee GM, Tiwari T, Cohn AC, Slade BA, Iskander JK, Mijalski CM, Brown KH, Murphy TV, , , On June 10, 2005, a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) formulated for use in adults and adolescents was licensed in the United States for persons aged 11-64 years (ADACEL, manufactured by sanofi pasteur, Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Prelicensure studies demonstrated safety and efficacy, inferred through immunogenicity, against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis when Tdap was administered as a single booster dose to ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - December 19, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adults: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Recommendation of ACIP, supported by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), for Use of Tdap Among Health-Care Personnel.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: Kretsinger K, Broder KR, Cortese MM, Joyce PM, Ortega-Sanchez I, Lee GM, Tiwari T, Cohn AC, Slade BA, Iskander JK, Mijalski CM, Brown KH, Murphy TV, On June 10, 2005, a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) formulated for use in adults and adolescents was licensed in the United States for persons aged 11--64 years (ADACEL(R), manufactured by sanofi pasteur, Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Prelicensure studies demonstrated safety and efficacy, inferred through immunogenicity, against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis when Tdap was administered as a single booster dose to ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - December 15, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: immunization of adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report, the second of a two-part statement from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), provides updated recommendations to increase hepatitis B vaccination of adults at risk for HBV infection. The first part of the ACIP statement, which provided recommendations for immunization of infants, children, and adolescents, was published previously (CDC. A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. Part 1: immunization of infants, children, and adolescents. MMWR ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - December 14, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

General recommendations on immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report is a revision of General Recommendations on Immunization and updates the 2002 statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (CDC. General recommendations on immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the American Academy of Family Physicians. MMWR 2002;51[No. RR-2]). This report is intended to serve as a general reference on vaccines and immunization. The principal changes include 1) expansion of the discussion of vaccination spacing and timing; 2) an increased emphasis on the importance of injection technique/age/body mass in determining appropr...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - December 3, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Revised recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health-care settings.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objectives of these recommendations are to increase HIV screening of patients, including pregnant women, in health-care settings; foster earlier detection of HIV infection; identify and counsel persons with unrecognized HIV infection and link them to clinical and prevention services; and further reduce perinatal transmission of HIV in the United States. These revised recommendations update previous recommendations for HIV testing in health-care settings and for screening of pregnant women (CDC. Recommendations for HIV testing services for inpatients and outpatients in acute-care hospital settings. MMWR 1993;42[No. RR-2...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - September 24, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria: a guide for investigations in the United States.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes the steps that should be taken to 1) investigate a case that might have been acquired locally, 2) prevent a small focus of malaria cases from becoming a source of sustained transmission, and 3) inform clinicians regarding the process of an investigation so they can effectively address concerns and questions from patients. Although these locally acquired mosquito-transmitted outbreaks frequently involve only a limited number of infected persons, they frequently raise concerns in the community and require substantial public health resources. For example, as a result of the most recent local outbreak of ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - September 8, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Filler SJ, MacArthur JR, Parise M, Wirtz R, Eliades MJ, Dasilva A, Steketee R Source Type: journals

Prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis among infants and children. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In February 2006, a live, oral, human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq) was licensed for use among U.S. infants. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine vaccination of U.S. infants with 3 doses of this rotavirus vaccine administered orally at ages 2, 4, and 6 months. The first dose should be administered between ages 6-12 weeks. Subsequent doses should be administered at 4-10 week intervals, and all 3 doses should be administered by age 32 weeks. Rotavirus vaccine can be co-administered with other childhood vaccines. Rotavirus vaccine is contraindicated for infants with a serio...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 11, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Parashar UD, Alexander JP, Glass RI, Source Type: journals

Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were developed by CDC after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta, Georgia, during April 19-21, 2005. The information in this report updates the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2002 (MMWR 2002;51[No. RR-6]). Included in these updated guidelines are an expanded diagnostic evaluation for cervicitis and trichomoniasis; new antimicrobial recommendations for trichomoniasis; additional data on the clinical efficacy of azithromycin for chlamydial infections ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - August 4, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Workowski KA, Berman SM Source Type: journals

Prevention and Control of Influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report updates the 2005 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 2005;54[No. RR-8]:1--44). The 2006 recommendations include new and updated information. Principal changes include 1) recommending vaccination of children aged 24-59 months and their household contacts and out-of-home caregivers against influenza; 2) highlighting the importance of administering 2 doses of influenza vaccine for children aged ...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - July 28, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Smith NM, Bresee JS, Shay DK, Uyeki TM, Cox NJ, Strikas RA Source Type: journals

Prevention and control of tuberculosis in correctional and detention facilities: recommendations from CDC. Endorsed by the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, and the American Correctional Association.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides a framework and general guidelines for effective prevention and control of TB in jails, prisons, and other correctional and detention facilities. Recommendations were developed on the basis of published guidelines and a review of the scientific literature. Effective TB-prevention and -control measures in correctional facilities include early identification of persons with TB disease through entry and periodic follow-up screening; successful treatment of TB disease and latent TB infection; appropriate use of airborne precautions (e.g., airborne infection isolation, environmental controls, and respirator...
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - July 7, 2006 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: journals