title: Vaccines for international travel.
abstract: American travelers increasingly are selecting exotic destinations in the developing world. This poses a challenge to primary care clinicians who wish to provide recommendations to their patients regarding optimal protection from infectious disease risks. Recommendations should be individualized for each traveler and journey, accounting for personal health, health risks of specific destinations, style of travel, and activities anticipated. This article updates practitioners on the essentials of immunization before international travel.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Health Policy Research, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. mckinney@louisville.edu
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: McKinney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000592:standards*; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines