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American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Monica Preboth	Practice Guidelines ACIP Issues Recommendations for the 2000-2001 Influenza Season
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American Family Physician September 1, 2003 Maurer et al.	Smallpox Vaccine: Contraindications, Administration, and Adverse Reactions Public health departments and the U.S. military have begun the process of vaccinating soldiers and civilian first-responders. Smallpox vaccination carries some serious risks.
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 Kirkham, Harris & Grzybowski	Evidence-Based Prenatal Care: Part II. Third-Trimester Care and Prevention of Infectious Diseases Recommendations for care, disease screening, labor induction and vaccinations for patients during late pregnancy.
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Sanford R. Kimmel	Prevention of Meningococcal Disease Invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis has an average annual incidence of one case per 100,000 in the United States. The disease can be rapidly fatal or result in severe neurologic and vascular sequelae despite antibiotic therapy.
Nurse Practitioner July 2011 Lori Mertz	Meningococcal Disease: Early Recognition is Vital to Patient Outcomes Education of healthcare professionals to improve identification and provide immediate treatment of patients with symptoms consistent with meningococcal disease will result in improved outcomes.
American Family Physician May 15, 2001 Richard Kent Zimmerman	Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Young Children Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, approved in 2000 for use in the United States, was designed to cover the seven serotypes that account for about 80 percent of invasive infections in children younger than six years...
American Journal of Nursing January 2011 Marion Rita Alex	Occupational Hazards for Pregnant Nurses Depending on her working environment, specific immunities, and stage of pregnancy, a pregnant nurse may find it difficult to avoid teratogenic and fetotoxic exposures, as well as working conditions that could jeopardize her pregnancy.
Nurse Practitioner December 2009 Gujral & Collantes	Understanding Viral Hepatitis: A guide for primary care Recent advancements in the field of genomics and proteomics technology have given researchers and clinicians more insight on disease pathogenesis and helped create more tailored approaches to the treatment of these conditions.
Health May 2008 Jessica Snyder Sachs	Seven Vaccines You Need Right Now Why those childhood shots (whooping cough, mumps, and more) may have worn off - and what to do.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Alex H. Krist & Amy Crawford-Faucher	Management of Newborns Exposed to Maternal HIV Infection The management of infants whose mothers are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus involves minimizing the risk of vertical transmission of HIV, recognizing neonatal HIV infection early, preventing opportunistic infections, and addressing psychosocial issues...
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Managed Care October 2000 Kevin A. Wilson	Public Policy Largely Ignores Adult Immunization Needs Although four fifths of the nation's children are fully immunized, tens of thousands of adults die each year from diseases preventable by vaccination...
American Family Physician May 1, 2003 O'Brien & Halverson	Recognition and Management of Bioterrorism Infections Familiarity with the infectious agents of highest priority can expedite diagnosis and initial management, and lead to a successful public health response to such an attack.
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American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Ann M. Khalsa	Preventive Counseling, Screening, and Therapy for the Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection The epidemic of HIV continues, and the infection is converting into a treatable chronic disease; therefore, it is increasingly important for family physicians to be current with and comfortable in providing basic care to patients infected with HIV.
Nursing November 2007 Matthews, Miller & Mott	Getting Ahead of Acute Meningitis & Encephalitis Learn how to distinguish between these common central nervous system infections and respond appropriately.
Nursing May 2009 Davenport & Myers	How to Protect Yourself After Body Fluid Exposure Here's how you can minimize the risk of disease transmission if you or a coworker is accidentally exposed to blood or another potentially infectious body fluid.
Managed Care January 2008 Martin Sipkoff	Should Pharmacists Be Allowed To Vaccinate Their Patients? Although federal health agencies support the idea of having pharmacists administer vaccines to their patients, the roadblock continues to be a question of payment.
American Family Physician April 15, 2001 R. John Presutti	Prevention and Treatment of Dog Bites Family physicians should educate parents and children on ways to prevent dog bites...
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gregory Juckett	Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source.
American Family Physician May 15, 2003 Jones et al.	Congenital Toxoplasmosis Approximately 85 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States are susceptible to acute infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Transmission of T. gondii to the fetus can result in serious health problems, including mental retardation, seizures, blindness, and death.
American Family Physician November 15, 2006 Stephen J. Ritz	STEPS Tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra) for the prevention of meningococcal disease.
American Family Physician January 1, 2002 Brian J. Kingston & Charles V. Wright, Jr.	Influenza in the Nursing Home Although influenza affects persons of all ages, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified several groups who are at increased risk for complications. One such group is residents of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities...
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American Family Physician December 1, 2000 Norman J. Montalto	Updated Treatment for Influenza A and B The prevention of influenza is best accomplished with a broad-based immunization program...
AskMen.com December 22, 2002 Mike Davison	A Man's Guide To The Flu Shot The flu vaccine is 70 to 90% effective in preventing the flu in healthy adult males. It is still possible to contract the flu after immunization, but typically those who have been vaccinated develop a much milder case of the flu.
American Family Physician January 1, 2001 Alex H. Krist	Obstetric Care in Patients with HIV Disease Appropriate management of pregnant patients who have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease can have a major impact on maternal and infant health...
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American Family Physician February 1, 2001 Malcolm L. Brigden	Detection, Education and Management of the Asplenic or Hyposplenic Patient Management of patients with these conditions includes a combination of immunization, antibiotic prophylaxis and patient education...
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American Family Physician September 1, 2004 Ostapchuk, Roberts & Haddy	Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children When diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia, physicians should rely mainly on the patient's history and physical examination, supplemented by judicious use of chest radiographs and laboratory tests as needed.
American Family Physician May 15, 2001	Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What a Parent Needs to Know Why should my child get this vaccine?... What exactly is the pneumococcal vaccine?... Are there some children who should not get pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or who should wait until they are older?...
American Family Physician September 15, 2003	Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy What is a viral respiratory infection?... What if I am exposed to a viral respiratory infection while I am pregnant?... What should I do if I am exposed to chickenpox?... What should I do if I am exposed to fifth disease?... etc.
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Managed Care December 2006 Thomas Morrow	Herpes Zoster Vaccine Brings Relief for the Elderly Vaccines for chickenpox and herpes, the two variations of the varicella-zoster virus, are now available for children and the elderly, respectively.
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