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Informationen zum Autor George Kassianos is the editor of Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health , 4th Edition, published by Wiley. Klappentext Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health provides an all-encompassing reference source for all those working in primary care, secondary care paediatric wards, immunization centres and travel clinics, as well as medical students and candidates working for higher examinations. To reflect recent advances in our understanding of the subject, the new Fourth Edition has been comprehensively updated and the travel section completely revised. The book gives a thorough introduction to the history of immunization, vaccine technology and immunology, and compares international schedules of routine immunizations. Each vaccine is then presented separately, including contraindications, local and general side and adverse effects, clear administration advice, special precautions and notes, vaccine availability, storage, and well referenced comments on issues around each vaccine, including controversies. A description of the infection caused by the relevant microorganisms follows, together with data on disease notifications and immunization coverage. A considerable number of maps illustrate endemicity of diseases. One section is dedicated to issues relevant to primary care such as immunization fees and targets, audit, electronic recall systems, patient group directions and issues around the immunization work of the practice nurse. The Fourth Edition includes an extensive section on travel health, which includes the latest travel statistics, travel clinics, detailed advice to travellers and legal issues that may arise. A considerable amount of information is included on, among other subjects, air travel, contraindications to travel, and high altitude sickness. Specific information is given on advising travellers at risk because of pre-existing conditions, and how to best deal with the returned traveller with advice on each disease including malaria, which is covered in detail. In the last section, the reader can find information on notifiable diseases, reciprocal healthcare agreements, contact numbers for Embassies and High Commissions in London, a world travel advice checklist, and an extensive list of sources of travel information with contact address. Zusammenfassung Kassianos gives a description of the disease followed by the data on notification and immunisation coverage. Each vaccine is presented separately! with information on contraindications! local and general side effects! and dosage schedules. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword vii Preface viii List of abbreviations xi Part 1 Introduction to Immunization and Vaccines 1 History of immunization 3 2 Timescale of vaccine introduction in the UK 8 3 Immunology immunization and vaccine development 9 4 The cold chain and vaccine storage 21 5 Transmission of infection 23 6 Infectivity and exclusion periods of infections 24 7 Immunization in practice 25 8 Expanded programme on immunization 30 9 Vaccine damage payment scheme 37 10 Information sheet for parents 38 11 Viral and bacterial vaccines 41 12 Special precautions for all vaccines 42 13 Special precautions for live vaccines 44 14 Treating anaphylaxis 46 Part 2 The UK National Immunization Programme Vaccines 15 Complications of infectious diseases and vaccines: an aide-memoire 51 16 Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTP) combined and diphtheria/tetanus (DT,Td) combined 54 17 Diphtheria 57 18 Tetanus 61 19 Pertussis 65 20 Haemophilus influenzae 76 21 Poliomyelitis 81 22 Measles/mumps/rubella combined vaccine 88 23 Measles 100 24 Mumps 104 25 Rubella 107 26 Meningococca...
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This is a thoroughly comprehensive book which contains almosteverything the busy GP or practice nurse could wish to know aboutimmunisation. Doctor
George Kassianos has produced a book that is both readable andunderstandable . As this is the only book of its kind on thissubject, covering such a wide and comprehensive range of material,it should be regarded as one of the undisputed classics of generalpractice reading. Infections
Any health professional involved in immunization or travel healthwill find this book invaluable. Practice Nurse
Dr Kassianos in this small reference book brings together all theinformation likely to be required for general practitioners toprovide a comprehensive immunisation service and to answer allthose questions normally posed by awkward patients! Maternal andChild Health
