The new 2006 Red Book r brings you the latest clinically tested guidelines on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 conditions, Like its distinguished predecessors, it is custom-designed to optimize everyday patient problem-solving. Look here for vital new information in topic areas including active and passive immunization, school health, blood safety, STDs, drug therapy, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and diseases ranging from anthrax and smallpox to West Nile Virus, tuberculosis, influenza, and pneumococcal infections. Created by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases in conjunction with the CDC, the FDA, and other leading institutions with contributions from hundreds of physicians nationwide this is a resource you'll consult often and with complete confidence.