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Guidelines and Recommendations
CDC Guidelines and Recommendations are updated by various CDC centers and institutes in response to new scientific discoveries, to public health issues, and to disease outbreaks. Items in this collection may have been superceded or replaced. For the most up to date information, please visit the CDC home page at https://www.cdc.gov/ and search the Health Topic or Outbreak you are interested in.
United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
September 25, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine, (MCV4) (Menactra, Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania) for all persons aged 11-18 years and for persons aged 2-55 years at increased risk for meningococcal disease. MCV4 is licensed as a single dose. Because of the high risk for men
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September 18, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
On August 19, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed Hiberix (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium), a Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine composed of H. influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide (polyribosyl-ribitol-phosphate [PRP]) conjugated to inactivated tetanus toxoid (PRP-T). Hiberix is licensed fo
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National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Viral Hepatitis.
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September 18, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
On February 25, 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine hepatitis A vaccination for household members and other close personal contacts (e.g., regular babysitters) of adopted children newly arriving from countries with high or intermediate hepatitis A endemicity. This new recommendation complements previous
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United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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August 28, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"This report provides recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of vaccine against infection with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. Information on vaccination for seasonal influenza has been published previously (CDC. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of th
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United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
August 7, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
This report updates Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for routine poliovirus vaccination. These updates aim to 1) emphasize the importance of the booster dose at age >/=4 years, 2) extend the minimum interval from dose 3 to dose 4 from 4 weeks to 6 months, 3) add a precaution for the use of minimum intervals in the
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August 7, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"Lead is a potent, pervasive neurotoxicant, and elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) can result in decreased IQ, academic failure, and behavioral problems in children. Eliminating EBLLs among children is one of the 2010 U.S. national health objectives. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate substantial decrea
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August 2009
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Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics. 2009; 11(8):559-67.
The increasing availability of personal genomic tests has led to discussions about the validity and utility of such tests and the balance of benefits and harms. A multidisciplinary workshop was convened by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review the scientific foundation for using personal geno
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July 31, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
This report updates the 2008 recommendations by CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 2008;57[No. RR-7]). Informat
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July 24, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and one fifth of U.S. children are obese or overweight. During 1980-2004, obesity prevalence among U.S. adults doubled, and recent data indicate an estimated 33% of U.S. adults are overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25.0-29.9), 34% are obese (BMI >=30.0), including nearly 6% who are extremely obese (BMI >=40.
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July 12, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations, laboratory testing is categorized as waived (from routine regulatory oversight) or nonwaived based on the complexity of the tests; tests of moderate and high complexity are nonwaived tests. Laboratories that perform molecular genetic testing are subject to the general
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This document has been superseded and the new version can be found https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-147/. NIOSH skin notations are hazard warnings used worldwide to alert workers and employers to the health risks of skin exposures to chemicals in the workplace. This Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) provides the rationale for assigning new NIO
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United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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June 26, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
On December 13, 2007, certain lots of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine marketed as PedvaxHIB (monovalent Hib vaccine) and Comvax (Hib-HepB vaccine), and manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc., were recalled voluntarily, and the company temporarily suspended production of these vaccines. To conserve the limited supply of Hib-containing vaccine
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National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (U.S.)
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May 1, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"This report provides recommendations for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue staff members, animal exhibitors, visitors to animal venues, physicians, and others concerned with minimizing risks associated with animals in public settings. The recommendation to wash hands is the most important prevention step for reducing the risk fo
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April 17, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
On December 4, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded age indication for the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) Boostrix (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium). Boostrix is now licensed for use in persons aged 10--64 years as a single-dose booster immunization; the
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February 13, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"An estimated one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and nearly 9 million persons develop disease caused by M. tuberculosis each year. Although tuberculosis (TB) occurs predominantly in resource-limited countries, it also occurs in the United States. During 1985-1992, the United States was confronted with a
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United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
April 10, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes immunization schedules that summarize recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years and younger, and for adults (1,2). In February 2009, ACIP approved a listing of standardized vaccine abbreviations for use in these immunization schedules
United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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February 9, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. In October 2008, ACIP approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for 2009. No new vaccines were added to the schedule; however, several indications
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February 6, 2009
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Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. Before initiation of the rotavirus vaccination program in the United States in 2006, approximately 80% of U.S. children had rotavirus gastroenteritis by age 5 years. Each year during the 1990s and early 2000s, rotavirus resulted in approximately 4
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
2009/04/01
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NIOSH Numbered Publications
The approach to any potentially hazardous environment, including one with biological hazards, must be made with a plan that includes an assessment of hazard and exposure potential, respiratory protection needs, dermal protection needs, entry conditions, exit routes, and decontamination strategies. Plans involving a biological hazard should be based
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Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (U.S.)
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March 20, 2009
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is emerging as an important challenge in health-care settings. Currently, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is the species of CRE most commonly encountered in the United States. CRKP is resistant to almost all available antimic
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