Adverse reactions to immunization with newer vaccines in the very preterm infant

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 441-443

  Ellison, Vanessa J ^a,c   Davis, Peter G ^a,b   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Fever; Immunization; Infant; Preterm

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; PARACETAMOL; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREMATURITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEPSIS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NEWBORN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; VICTORIA;

EID: 27744508373     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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