Extending a seven decade tradition of excellence, the Red Book 2012 provides page after page of must-know' information and practice-proven guidelines for state-of-the-art paediatric care. It provides the most up to date, reliable, clinically useful findings on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 childhood infectious diseases. Coverage inlides immunization, school health, blood safety, STIs, drug therapy, antimicrobial prophylaxis; and diseases from anthrax to West Nile virus, tuberculosis, influenza, and pneumococcal infections, plus much more.

Look to the Red Book for all the latest in ID prevention, management, and control.

Extending a 7 decade tradition of excellence, Red Book 2012 provides page after page of must-know information and practice-proven guidelines for state-of-the-art paediatric care.

Turn here for today's most up to date, most reliable, most clinically useful findings on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 childhood infectious diseases.

The revised and updated 2012 Red Book includes the latest findings and clinical guidelines on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 childhood conditions.

The authoritative guide to the latest pediatric infectious disease information

Developed by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases in conjunction with the CDC, the FDA, and other leading institutions with contributions from hundreds of physicians nationwide, the newly revised and updated 2012 Red Book continues the tradition of excellence with the latest findings and clinical recommendations on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 childhood conditions.

New in Red Book 2012:
Developed by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases in conjunction with the CDC, the FDA and other leading institutions with contributions from hundreds of physicians nationwide, the newly revised and updated 2012 Red Book continues the tradition of excellence with the latest findings and clinical recommendations on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 childhood conditions.

Standardised approach to disease prevention through immunisations, anti microbial prophylaxis and infection control practices have been updated throughout
2012 childhood and adolescent immunisation schedules added
Updated information on hypersensitivity reactions after immunisations
The latest on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents and children
Updated coverage of adenovirus, arbovirus, candidiasis, clostridium infections, clostridium difficle, cyclosporiasis, cytomegalovirus, enteroviruses, Escherichia coli diarrhea, human calicivirus infections, meningococcal infections, pediculosis capitis, pertussis, pneumococcal infections, rotavirus, and more
Updated information on hepatitis A and hepatitis B
Updated information on Group B streptococcal infections
Extensively rewritten chapter on coronavirus to update epidemiology
New chapter on dengue
Significantly revised chapters on herpes simplex and HIV infection
Vaccine recommendations for using MMR or MMRV vaccines have been updated
Recommendations for screening females for HPV infection and for immunising females and males with HPV vaccine are provided
Updated section on drugs for parasitic infections
And more!