Thrombocytopenia after immunization with measles vaccines: Review of the vaccine adverse events reporting system (1990 to 1994)

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-90

  Beeler, Judy ^a   Varricchio, Frederick ^a   Wise, Robert ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Measles vaccine; thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030030948     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199601000-00020     Document Type: Article

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