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Online and Print, 5e Stanley A. Plotkin Walter A. Orenstein Paul A. Offit
* Provides a complete understanding of each disease, including clinical characteristics, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, as well an epidemiology and public health issues. * Offers comprehensive coverage of both existing vaccines and vaccines currently in the research and development stage. * Examines vaccine stability, immunogenicity, efficacy, duration of immunity, adverse events, indications, contraindications, precautions, administration with other vaccines, and disease control strategies. * Analyses the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of vaccines. * Discusses the proper use of immune globulins and antitoxins. * Illustrates concepts and objective data with approximately 600 tables and figures. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * Includes access to a companion web site offering the complete contents of the book – fully searchable – for rapid consultation from anyplace with an Internet connection. |
