title: The updated immunization recommendations for healthcare personnel.
abstract: Immunization recommendations for healthcare personnel were updated in a 2011 report by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The recommendations apply to all paid and unpaid persons working in healthcare settings who might come into contact with patients or infectious materials. The recommendations apply to all healthcare settings including persons who provide home healthcare and hospice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Standish, ME 04084, USA. smartin@sjcme.edu
authors.forename: Sharon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Girouard
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000592:standards*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine