Postmarketing monitoring of intussusception after RotaTeq™ vaccination - United States, February 1, 2006-February 15, 2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 218-222

  Belongia, E ^a   Izurieta, H ^b   Braun, M M ^b   Ball, R ^b   Haber, P ^c   Baggs, J ^c   Weintraub, E ^c   Gargiullo, P ^c   Vellozzi, C ^c   Iskander, J ^c   Patel, M ^d   Parashar, U ^d   Cortese, M ^d   Gentsch, J ^d   Wallace, G ^d   Bartlett, D ^d  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

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

^c Office of the Chief Science Officer   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; UNITED STATES; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

EID: 33947547381     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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