Childhood vaccines and Kawasaki disease, Vaccine Safety Datalink, 1996-2006. Issue 2 (3rd January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abrams, Joseph Y.; Weintraub, Eric S.; Baggs, James M.; McCarthy, Natalie L.; Schonberger, Lawrence B.; Lee, Grace M.; Klein, Nicola P.; Belongia, Edward A.; Jackson, Michael L.; Naleway, Allison L.; Nordin, James D.; Hambidge, Simon J.; Belay, Ermias D.
• Is Part Of: Vaccine. Volume 33:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 387
• Publication Date: 2015-01-03
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Periodicals; 615.372
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.10.044
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-410X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0095"> <list id="lis0010"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Longitudinal, multi-site study on 1.7 million children for 4.4 million person-years.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">No evidence for increased rate of Kawasaki disease following vaccination.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Observed decreased rate of Kawasaki disease during 42 days after vaccination.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Findings provide strong evidence that vaccines are not a cause of Kawasaki disease.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>