Safety of hepatitis B, pneumococcal polysaccharide and meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines in pregnancy: A systematic review

Drug Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Makris, Marinos C ^a   Polyzos, Konstantinos A ^a   Mavros, Michael N ^a   Athanasiou, Stavros ^a,b   Rafailidis, Petros I ^a,c   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,c,d  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital abnormalities; Fetal death; Fetus; Hepatitis B vaccine; Immunisation; Meningococcal vaccine polysaccharide; Neonatal disorders; Neonates; Pneumococcal vaccines; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPTAVAX; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PLACEBO; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; COUGHING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIZZINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; VACCINATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 83055178966     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11595670-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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