Sudden and unexpected deaths after the administration of hexavalent vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, Haemophilius influenzae type b): Is there a signal?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Von Kries, Rüdiger ^a   Toschke, Andre Michael ^a   Straßburger, Klaus ^b   Kundi, Michael ^c   Kalies, Helen ^a   Nennstiel, Uta ^d   Jorch, Gerhard ^e   Rosenbauer, Joachim ^b   Giani, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c Institut für Umweltmedizin   (Austria)

^d Landesamt F Gesundheit L   (Germany)

^e OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Safety; Standardised mortality ratios; Sudden unexpected death; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVACCINATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SUDDEN DEATH; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS EXAMINATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; VACCINATION; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 14644414897     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1594-7     Document Type: Article

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