Absence of associations between influenza vaccines and increased risks of seizures, Guillain-Barré syndrome, encephalitis, or anaphylaxis in the 2012-2013 season

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 548-553

  Kawai, Alison Tse ^a   Li, Lingling ^a   Kulldorff, Martin ^a   Vellozzi, Claudia ^b   Weintraub, Eric ^b   Baxter, Roger ^c   Belongia, Edward A ^d   Daley, Matthew F ^c   Jacobsen, Steven J ^c   Naleway, Allison ^c   Nordin, James D ^e   Lee, Grace M ^a,f  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^e HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza vaccine safety surveillance; Pharmacoepidemiology; Vaccine safety; Vaccine Safety Datalink

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERTUSSIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TETANUS; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEIZURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEIZURES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VACCINES, INACTIVATED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898047827     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3575     Document Type: Article

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