title: Frontiers of occupational health. New vaccines, new prophylactic regimens, and management of the HIV-infected worker.
abstract: New prophylactic or treatment options are available for a number of infectious diseases that may be transmitted in the health care setting. Infectious diseases that can now be prevented by vaccination of the employee include hepatitis A, pertussis, hepatitis B, and primary varicella. New prophylactic or treatment regimens are available for Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Bordetella pertussis; treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is also discussed. Finally, management of the HIV-infected health care worker is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Beekmann
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Doebbeling
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy; D006282:Health Personnel; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D016272:Occupational Health; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014765:Viral Vaccines