Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines : evidence bearing on causality /

Childhood immunization is one of the major public health achievements of the 20th century and is receiving special attention from the Clinton Administration. At the same time, some parents and health professionals are questioning the safety of vaccines because of the occurrence of rare adverse event...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Vaccine Safety Committee, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Stratton, Kathleen R., Howe, Cynthia J., Johnston, Richard B., 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
Temas:
Vaccination of children > Complications.
Vaccines > Health aspects.
Vaccines > Toxicology.
Children.
Infants.
Immunization.
Human beings.
Child
Humans
Infant
Immunization
Vaccines > adverse effects
Enfants > Vaccination > Complications et séquelles.
Vaccins > Toxicologie.
Enfants.
Nourrissons.
Immunisation.
Êtres humains.
children (people by age group)
infants.
Homo sapiens (species)
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Infants
Children
Vaccination of children > Complications
Vaccines > Health aspects
Vaccines > Toxicology
Immunisation > Enfant.
Vaccins > effets indésirables.
Impfung
Kind
Nebenwirkung
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive summary
  • Causality and evidence
  • Causality
  • Sources of evidence for causality
  • Summarizing the evidence for causality
  • Neurologic disorders
  • Demyelinating disease
  • Non-demyelinating disease
  • Immunologic reactions
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Interaction of antibody with normal tissue antigens
  • Arthus reaction
  • Delayed-type hypersensitivity
  • Effect of vaccines on the immune system
  • Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
  • Background and history
  • Biologic events following immunization
  • Encephalopathy
  • Residual seizure disorder
  • Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Neuropathy
  • Arthritis
  • Erythema multiforme
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Death
  • Measles and mumps vaccines
  • Background and history
  • Biologic events following immunization
  • Encephalopathy and encephalitis
  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
  • Residual seizure disorder
  • Sensorineural deafness
  • Optic neuritis
  • Transverse myelitis
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Sterility due to orchitis.
  • (cont) Thrombocytopenia
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Death
  • Polio vaccines
  • Background and history
  • Biologic events following immunization
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Transverse myelitis
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Anaphylaxis and thrombocytopenia
  • Death
  • Hepatitis B vaccines
  • Background and history
  • Biologic events following immunization
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Other demyelinating diseases
  • Arthritis
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Death
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccines
  • Background and history
  • Biologic events following immunization
  • Transverse myelitis
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Early susceptibility to H. influenzae type b
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Death
  • Examples
  • Reports of death identified from VAERS
  • Vaccine-specific data concerning death after immunization
  • Need for research and surveillance
  • Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
  • Measles and mumps vaccines
  • Polio vaccines
  • Hepatitis B vaccines
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Death
  • Simultaneous administration of more than one vaccine
  • Risk-modifying factors
  • General surveillance and epidemiologic studies.

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