Guillain-Barré syndrome after influenza vaccination in the United States, A report from the CDC/FDA vaccine adverse event reporting system (1990-2009)

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-71

  Souayah, Nizar ^a   Yacoub, Hussam A ^a   Khan, Hafiz M R ^b   Farhad, Khosro ^a   Mehyar, Lubna Shafiq ^a   Maybodi, Leila ^a   Menkes, Daniel L ^c   Qureshi, Adnan I ^d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse effect; CDC; Guillain Barr syndrome; influenza vaccine; vaccination; VAERS

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84870256929     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e31824db14e     Document Type: Review

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