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Personal Author:
Bower, William A.; Schiffer, Jarad; Atmar, Robert L.; Friedlander, Arthur M.; Liu, Lindy; ... More +
Bower, William A.; Schiffer, Jarad; Atmar, Robert L.; Friedlander, Arthur M.; Liu, Lindy; Yu, Yon; Stephens, David S.; Quinn, Conrad P.; Hendricks, Katherine; Less -
Corporate Authors:
United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Less -
Description:
This report updates the 2009 recommendations from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding use of anthrax vaccine in the United States (Wright JG, Quinn CP, Shadomy S, Messonnier N. Use of anthrax vaccine in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP)], 2009. MMWR Recomm Rep 2010;59[No. RR-6]). The report 1) summarizes data on estimated efficacy in humans using a correlates of protection model and safety data published since the last ACIP review, 2) provides updated guidance for use of anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and in conjunction with antimicrobials for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), 3) provides updated guidance regarding PrEP vaccination of emergency and other responders, 4) summarizes the available data on an investigational anthrax vaccine (AV7909), and 5) discusses the use of anthrax antitoxins for PEP.
Subject:
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Administration & Dosage
Adverse Effects
Anthrax
Anthrax Vaccines
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Contraindications
Prevention & Control
Standards
Vaccination

Series:
MMWR. Recommendations and reports: Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 68, no. 4;
Document Type:
Journal Issue;
Genre:
Practice Guideline;
Place as Subject:
United States;
Collection(s):
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:8047896c94f6551747b6888fd5f6ac6adcb87509819e4f8abcc803e4aa3298b9
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