Hepatitis A vaccine

References

Citations

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0–18 years—United States, 2007. MMWR, 55(51 and 52): Q1–Q4. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5551-Immunization.pdf. [Erratum in MMWR, 56(02): 32. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5602a6.htm.]

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Hepatitis A vaccine: What you need to know. Vaccine Information Statement. Department of Health and Human Services, National Immunization Program (3/21/06). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-hep-a.pdf.

3. Bell BP, et al. (2005). Hepatitis A virus. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th edition, vol. 2, pp. 2162–2185. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Prevention of hepatitis A through active or passive immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 55 (RR-7): 1–23. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5507.pdf.

5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Update: Prevention of hepatitis A after exposure to hepatitis A virus and in international travelers. Updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 56(RR41): 1080–1084. Also available online: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5641a3.htm.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: November 16, 2006
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology
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