2024 Red Book: The Ultimate Guide to Pediatric Infectious Disease Prevention and Management

For over 85 years, healthcare professionals have relied on the Red Book for trustworthy guidance on pediatric infectious disease prevention, management, and control. The 33rd edition continues this tradition of excellence, providing the latest clinical guidance on more than 200 childhood infectious diseases.

This comprehensive resource is a collaborative effort, combining the expertise of the CDC, FDA, NIH, and hundreds of physician contributors. The Red Book’s guidance extends beyond pediatric practice to encompass family medicine, emergency medicine, public health, school health, and other medical specialties.

What’s New in the 2024 Red Book?

• All chapters have been assessed for relevance and modified to reflect the dynamic environment of pediatric medicine today.
• The chapter “Discussing Vaccines With Patients and Parents” has been significantly revised to provide up-to-date information on vaccine conversations.
• Two new chapters on COVID-19 and Mpox have been added, providing critical guidance on these emerging diseases.
• Expanded tables, figures, and algorithms enable quick access to essential information, making it easier to diagnose and treat infectious diseases.
• The System-Based Treatment Table has been reordered to provide easy access to grouped recommendations by body system.
• Standardized approaches to disease prevention through immunizations, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and infection-control practices have been updated throughout the Red Book.
• Reference to evidence-based policy recommendations have been updated throughout the Red Book.
• Chapters have been updated to align with 2024 AAP and CDC vaccine recommendations, CDC recommendations for immunization of health care personnel, and drug recommendations from 2024 Nelsons Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy.
• The Breastfeeding and Human Milk chapter has been updated to reflect the 2022 AAP policy statement on breastfeeding.
• The listing of Codes for Commonly Administered Pediatric Vaccines, Toxoids, and Immune Globulins has been expanded.

Purchase this essential resource for pediatric healthcare professionals, featuring 1100 pages of comprehensive guidance on pediatric infectious disease prevention, management, and control.

Details:

• Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Edition: 33rd edition (May 20, 2024)
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 1100
• ISBN-10: 1610027345
• ISBN-13: 978-1610027342