Author: Catherine M. Dentinger, FNP, MS; Brian J. McMahon, MD, MACP
Editorial changes - 2009-11-04
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Hepatitis A
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New Information2009-01-09
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule—United States, 2009
Newly Cited Reference2009-09-18
Updated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of hepatitis A vaccine in close contacts of newly arriving international adoptees.
Newly Cited Reference2009-07-16
Safety and immunogenicity of concomitant vaccination with the cell-culture based Japanese encephalitis vaccine IC51 and the hepatitis A vaccine HAVRIX1440 in healthy subjects: a single-blind, randomized, controlled phase 3 study.
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Brian J. McMahon, MD, MACP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Catherine M. Dentinger, FNP, MS has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.

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