AAP POLICY brings together a constellation of policy documents from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Technical Reports, and Parent Pages can now be found in one convenient location.

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How to Search for AAP Policy Documents

AAP Policy is available via the AAP's home page, www.aap.org or go directly to http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/. AAP's most recent guidelines relevant to infectious diseases can be found at http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/collection/committee_on_infectious-diseases.

Antiviral Therapy and Prophylaxis for Influenza in Children Pediatrics 2007 119:852-860

Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommendations Pediatrics 2007 120:189-199

Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings Pediatrics 2007 120:650-665

Prevention of Human Papillomavirus Infection: Provisional Recommendations for Immunization of Girls and Women with Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Pediatrics 2007 120:666-668

Prevention of Varicella: Recommendations for Use of Varicella Vaccines in Children, Including a Recommendation for a Routine 2-Dose Varicella Immunization Schedule Pediatrics 2007 120:221-231

Additional Resources

MMWR Recommendation and Reports Infectious Diseases Policies

Pediatric HIV Guidelines

Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

TB Guidelines

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Guidelines