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This Document Has Been Replaced By: Prevention of Hepatitis a Through Active or Passive Immunization; Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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This Document Has Been Replaced By: Prevention of Hepatitis a Through Active or Passive Immunization; Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Prevention of Hepatitis a Through Active or Passive Immunization : Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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December 27, 1996
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Source: MMWR. Recommendations and Reports 1996; v. 45, no. 15
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Description:This report provides recommendations for use of the newly licensed hepatitis A vaccines (HAVRIX, manufactured by SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, and VAQTA, manufactured by Merck & Company, Inc.) in persons > or = 2 years of age and updates previous recommendations for use of immune globulin (IG) for protection against hepatitis A (superseding MMWR 1990;39[No. RR-2]:1-5). For preexposure protection, hepatitis A vaccine can now be used instead of IG in many circumstances; for postexposure prophylaxis, the recommendations for IG use are unchanged.
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Content Notes:December 27, 1996.
The following CDC staff members prepared this report:Craig N. Shapiro, Beth P. Bell, Harold S. Margolis, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases,National Center for Infectious Diseases.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-30).
Man-HueiChang/Dholtzman
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ISSN:1057-5987 (print);1545-8601 (digital);
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Pubmed ID:9005304
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Pages in Document:print; v, 30 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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Volume:45
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Issue:15
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