Hepatitis A vaccine

References

Citations

1. National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) (2006). Hepatits A vaccine. In Canadian Immunization Guide, 7th ed., pp. 179–188. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada.

2. 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.

3. National Advisory Committee on Immunization (2006) Immunization for travellers. In Canadian Immunization Guide, 6th ed., pp.140. Ottawa. Public Health Agency of Canada. Also available online: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/gig-gci/p04-hepa-eng.php.

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. Craig AS, Schaffner W (2004). Prevention of hepatitis A with the hepatitis A vaccine. New England Journal of Medicine, 350(5): 476–481.

6. American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Hepatitis A. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed., pp. 309–318. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

7. Victor JC, et al. (2007). Hepatitis A vaccine versus immune globulin for postexposure prophylaxis. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(17): 1685–1694.

Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH Carrie Henley	Last Updated: January 19, 2007
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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