The use of combination vaccines the combining of multiple vaccines into a single vaccine administration is becoming a major trend in preventive medicine today. This book illuminates the scientific clinical regulatory and health care issues involved in their research development and use in man. The book aims to create a better understanding of these issues and of the challenges and utility of combination vaccines.
1 Pediatric Combination Vaccines.- 2 Combination Vaccines in Adolescents and Adults.- 3 Pharmaceutical Aspects of Combination Vaccines.- 4 Pediatric Combination Vaccines: Clinical Issues.- 5 Immunological Correlates for Efficacy of Combination Vaccines.- 6 Influenza Vaccines.- 7 Vaccines Against Streptococcus pneumoniae.- 8 Rotavirus Vaccines.- 9 Combined Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines.- 10 Combination Vaccines: Regulatory Considerations for Developers.- 11 Testing and Licensure of Combination Vaccines for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases.- 12 Issues for Health Practitioners in the Use of Combination Vaccines.