Overview

This book is designed to provide easy-to-read and basic information about vaccines for those undertaking a vaccine course or for medical providers seeking to improve their skills. Written by expert medical educators in the areas of infectious diseases, medical microbiology, and pediatrics, this book begins by establishing the fundamentals of vaccines such as what constitutes a vaccine, how they are manufactured and composed, how they are tested for safety and efficacy, and how vaccine recommendations are developed and conveyed to health care providers and their patients. The book then explains the composition, safety profile, effectiveness, and current recommendations for use of every available vaccine, alphabetized by infection. The concluding section illuminates practical concerns every vaccinating clinician experiences, including vaccine confidence and hesitancy, misconceptions, and patient communication. Vaccines: A Clinical Overview and Practical Guideis an excellent learning tool for all students and providers administering vaccines to patients, including infectious disease specialists and other internal medicine subspecialists, pediatricians, geriatricians, as well as all other primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and nurses.

Full Product Details

Author:   Joseph Domachowske ,  Manika Suryadevara
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.913kg
ISBN:  

9783030584160

ISBN 10:   303058416
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   02 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

The Immune Response to Infection.- Passive Immunization.- Active Immunization.- Vaccine Additives and Excipients.- The Process and Timeline to Develop a New Vaccine.- Adenovirus.- Anthrax.- Cholera.- Dengue.- Diphtheria.- Ebola.- Haemophilus Influenzae Type B.- Hepatitis A.- Hepatitis B.- Human Papillomavirus.- Influenza.- Japanese Encephalitis.- Measles.- Meningococcus.- Mumps.- Pertussis.- Plague.- Pneumococcus.- Polio.- Rabies.- Rotavirus.- Rubella.- Smallpox.- Tetanus.- Tickborne Encephalitis.- Tuberculosis.- Typhoid Fever.- Varicella and Shingles.- Yellow Fever.- Combination Vaccines.- Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks.- Vaccine Mandates.- Vaccine Confidence and Vaccine Hesitancy.- Communicating with Parents About Vaccines.

Reviews

This book is written for both primary care providers and infectious disease specialists, including those in training, who desire a concise reference regarding the vaccines they commonly recommend. ... This book serves as a useful reference on vaccines commonly administered in primary care and elsewhere. For any clinician who desires to increase his/her knowledge on individual vaccines ... and the diseases targeted by the vaccines, this book will prove to be beneficial. (Bradford Albert Becken, Doody's Book Reviews, March 12, 2021)

Author Information

Joseph Domachowske Professor of Pediatrics Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Department of Pediatrics SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY 13210 USA   Manika Suryadevara Associate Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics  SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY 13210 USA

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