FRONTIERS OF OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH - NEW VACCINES, NEW PROPHYLACTIC REGIMENS, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HIV-INFECTED WORKER

Authors
BEEKMANN SE DOEBBELING BN
Citation
Se. Beekmann et Bn. Doebbeling, FRONTIERS OF OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH - NEW VACCINES, NEW PROPHYLACTIC REGIMENS, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HIV-INFECTED WORKER, Infectious disease clinics of North America, 11(2), 1997, pp. 313
Citations number
87
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases",Immunology
Journal title
Infectious disease clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08915520
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-5520(1997)11:2<313:FOO-NV>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
New prophylactic or treatment options are available for a number of in fectious diseases that may be transmitted in the health care setting. Infectious diseases that can now be prevented by vaccination of the em ployee include hepatitis A, pertussis, hepatitis B, and primary varice lla. New prophylactic or treatment regimens are available for Neisseri a meningitidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Bordetella pertussis; trea tment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is also discussed. Finally, management of the HIV-infected health care worker is reviewed.